TINY 



which tells the story of careful provision. The 

 young squirrels do not provide for them- 

 selves, as soon as big enough, as stated by 

 some writers. The young born in April re- 

 main with the female through the winter. 

 The male has a nest of his own, but if the 

 weather is very cold he stays in the home nest 

 with his family. The nest is intelligently con- 

 structed and the materials used are selected 

 from supplies near at hand. Tiny's nest is 

 made largely from moss that I use for pack- 

 ing. The nest is thatched with oak leaves so 

 no rain can enter. Sometimes it happens that 

 wood-choppers cut a tree that contains a 

 squirrel's nest. J have examined such nests. 

 The inside is lined with milk -weed silk and 

 fine shreds of yellow birch bark. There is 

 always a surplus of this soft material, which 

 is used to stuff into the entrance to the 

 nest. The squirrels shut the outside door to 

 keep out the cold. I once investigated a nest 

 in the top of a pine-tree, when the thermometer 

 registered zero, and found the entrance 

 packed with soft material. The squirrels 

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