White Squirrel – 5/8/04

Observer: Josh Simons

Observation Date: 5/8/04

Observation Time: 8:00 a.m.

Observation Location: Moose Hill Parkway

Common Name: White Squirrel (leucistic variation of the Eastern Gray Squirrel)

Scientific Name: Sciurus carolinensis

Comments: There are several different reasons why Eastern Gray Squirrels sometimes are sometimes white. Check out this video: http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/white-squirrel/

More Information: White Squirrel Research Institute and Jamaica Pond’s Albino Gray Squirrel