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artial albino, and melani --Apple-Mail-130--887358855 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Ron, On 24-Mar-10, at 9:27 PM, Ronald Arsenault wrote: > Hello, > > I have seen the name "Pine Squirrel" given in some works as an > alternate English common name to designate not only the Red > Squirrel, but also Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) found > in Canada only in BC. > > The Groundhog (Marmota monax) is in the same family (Scuiridae) as > the other four and thus could be considered Nova Scotia's fifth > "squirrel". Depending on how one interprets the term "squirrel" the groundhog could indeed be included. A better candidate is actually the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), which is also in the Scuiridae and is closer to what the lay person considers a "squirrel". After all, it would be odd if we all went out on February 2 to find out what Shubenacadie Sam had to say about the weather on "Squirrel Day". ;-> Cheers, Chris > > Ron > > Ronald G. Arsenault > Memramcook, N.B. > > 2010/3/24 Terry Boswell <ta_boz@hotmail.com> > Chris, > > You made me do a little digging. You were right! Being European, I > was assuming the North American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus > hudsonicus) was the "Pine Squirrel" as I had heard the term being > used locally. I am more familiar with the European Red Squirrel > (sciurus vulgaris) and jumped to a conclusion that the one in the > photo could not be the same. Thanks for setting me straight. > > Terry > > From: c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Melanistic Red Squirrel > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:38:01 -0300 > > > Hi Terry, > > There is no such species as a "pine squirrel" in Canada. > > In Nova Scotia, there are four species of squirrels: > > 1. Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) > 2. Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volens) > 3. Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) > 4. Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) > > The red squirrel is a very variable species with fifteen subspecies > in Canada, however only one of these, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus > gymnicus, is found in the Maritime Provinces. There are also > occasional albino, partial albino, and melanistic individuals like > the one pictured in Bernard's photos. > > Cheers! > > Chris > > All the best. > > On 24-Mar-10, at 6:17 PM, Terry Boswell wrote: > > I think that this is a melanistic Pine Squirrel and not a melanistic > Red Squirrel. The two are quite different in shape and the Pine > Squirrel is the local resident. > > Regards > > Terry Boswell > > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:20:50 -0300 > > From: hamst@xplornet.com > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Melanistic Red Squirrel > > > > Thanks Bernard, I really wanted to see those pictures! > > > > On 22/03/10 11:32 PM, bernard burke wrote: > > > Rita and I took a drive to the Nine Mile River area today > (Monday, March 22nd) to see if we could get a look at the melanistic > (black) red squirrel recently mentioned by Annabelle Thiebaux. After > a short period of time we were able to get good looks and photos of > this unique squirrel, some of which can be seen here: > > > > > > http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/Melanistic-Black-Red-Squirrel/11593067_gobxb#816960113_GjgYz > > > > > > Many thanks to Annabelle and her husband for their hospitality. > > > > > > Bernard Burke > > > blburke@ns.sympatico.ca > > > Dartmouth > > Take your contacts everywhere. Try Messenger for mobile > > > > Christopher Majka > Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5 > c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > > In theory there's no difference between theory and practice. In > practice there is. - Yogi Berra > > > > Take your contacts everywhere. Try Messenger for mobile > > > > -- > --Apple-Mail-130--887358855 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Ron,<div><br><div><div>On = 24-Mar-10, at 9:27 PM, Ronald Arsenault wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I have seen the name "Pine = Squirrel" given in some works as an alternate English common name to = designate not only the Red Squirrel, but also Douglas' Squirrel = (Tamiasciurus douglasii) found in Canada only in BC.</div> = <div><br></div><div>The Groundhog (Marmota monax) is in the same family = (Scuiridae) as the other four and thus could be considered Nova = Scotia's fifth "squirrel".</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div= >Depending on how one interprets the term "squirrel" the groundhog could = indeed be included. A better candidate is actually the Eastern Chipmunk = (<i>Tamias striatus</i>), which is also in the Scuiridae and is closer = to what the lay person considers a "squirrel". After all, it would be = odd if we all went out on February 2 to find out what Shubenacadie Sam = had to say about the weather on "Squirrel Day". = ;-></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</di= v><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div><br></div><div>Ron</div><div><br></div> <div>Ronald = G. Arsenault<br>Memramcook, N.B.<br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/3/24 Terry Boswell <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:ta_boz@hotmail.com">ta_boz@hotmail.com</a>></span><br><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div> Chris,<br> = <br> You made me do a little digging. You were right! Being = European, I was assuming the Nort