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I received a report about a BLACK SQUIRREL that spent the day around their bird feeding area in HANTSPORT, yesterday. In every other way it looks and acts like a red squirrel. I shared what I knew about the existence of MELANISTIC RED SQUIRRELS; in the last five years there have been at least THREE black squirrels seen here on the Bluff Rd in Avonport (about 7 km from where this one was reported). One of the melanistic squirrels spent the summer on my property. I have a number of photos and a video I took of it. I'm not able to say whether these were three different squirrels or the same one seen over a 5-year period. The last one (about a year ago) was one that someone had found dead and had passed it on to me. I photographed that one as well. I am curious about HOW FREQUENTly is this form of the red squirrel is seen? How many on our list have seen a black squirrel in the last year? I understand that the characteristic is carried by a recessive gene. The person who reported the Hantsport squirrel took photos and plans to make one available to share. Sherman
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