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Melanistic Gray Squirrel in Sudbury
Sighting Date:
February 14, 2011 
Dawn Dentzer photographed this melanistic gray squirrel at her home in Sudbury. A brief description of the characteristic found in some gray squirrels, and many other species, can be found on Mass Audubon's site.
