Eastern Fox Squirrel

Hey there! So, I think this is actually an eastern gray squirrel. They were introduced to the Bay Area and although eastern fox squirrels have also been introduced to California, their head is more boxy in shape and their coloration pattern differs slightly. Gray squirrels typically have a white belly while most introduced populations of fox squirrels have an orangish belly. There are some other differences if you compare the tail and face between the two species.

and thanks to your site, I'd my azure. Thanks!

You'll find it is a friendly bunch. I was checking out your spottings... all those years I was butterfly watching(and collecting) why did I never see a pipevine swallowtail?

Welcome to PN.

Thanks Karen. I'm new to this site and you are my first communication.
Thanks for your kind words... And help with my squirrels.

Nice site by the way... I never even heard of the green hair streak! And I love hair streaks. That is ever so cool.

I lived in the Bay area for a short while - went to Del Mar high in Campbell(that goes back a ways) and moved to Oregon 20 years ago to get away from the So Cal sprawl, smog and traffic. We have very few butterflies, which is sad as that was what got me hooked on nature as a young girl

I'm a lepidopterist trying to expand my knowledge of the rest of nature.
Check out my website: www.sfbutterfly.com

We're all always working on something! I had only learned about the fox squirrels last year and did some research. I saw a couple in Eugene, Oregon, and saw a spotting from the bay area of one. It piqued my interest in them.

I have a special love for out of area animals(regardless of whether man helped or not) and even stared a mission for them in the pacific northwest, as we're getting more and more "tropical" bird sightings up here

Thanks Karen. Working on my mammals.

Are you sure its not a fox squirrel? I know I've seen western greys in GG park... but never one with the bit of red/brown