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substantially than were those which served for 

 mere shelter. For the nursery nest a founda- 

 tion of coarse twigs was sometimes laid, which 

 gave it somewhat the appearance of a crow's 

 nest at a little distance. Inside this outer layer 

 of sticks were several layers of coarse leaves, 

 and all was lined with strips of bark, which 

 were finely cut. The top of the nest was 

 shingled over with leaves to shed the rain, as 

 already described, and at one side there was a 

 small opening just large enough to serve as an 

 entrance for Mother Squirrel. 



In Iowa the young are usually born in late 

 March or April. 

 Sometimes there will 

 be only one, while 

 there may be as many 

 as five, but the Natu- 

 ralist found more 

 nests with two young 

 than with all other 

 numbers put together. 

 The newborn young 

 are very small and 

 naked and blind, look- 

 ing much like baby 

 rats or mice. They 



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