CONCORD 
Flying, 
Squirrel 
Newt 
l With Purdif,/spent the morning on the Lime Kiln 
road. We first attempted to get the nest of the Hairy 
Woodpeoker found yesterday; but to our surprise and dis¬ 
appointment found it contained young. I shot the male be¬ 
fore this fact was discovered. Afterwards we had a good 
tramp through the wild orchards, birch runs and open oak 
woodlands 7} 
Found the nest of a Flying Squirrel in an old 
Woodpecker*s hole, low down. The female squirrel looked 
out when I rapped on the trunk. P. climbed the tree, when 
she ran up the longest stem and "flew" at least thirty 
yards. 
The ne st held two young as large as field mice, and jtheyj 
were furred, a little paler in color than their mother, 
but otherwise similar. They had their eyes closed, but 
one opened them for a moment. They uttered a fine shrill 
chirping, closely similar to that of the common black 
cricket. This immediately brought back the mother who took 
a long flight directly to the tree, and alighted within 
two feet of Purdie*s head. She uttered continually the 
same cricket-like chirping, and when P. held out one of 
the young in his hand climbed slowly and timidly to within 
six inches of it, but would come no nearer. She was a 
beautiful little creature, with her gresat melting black 
eyes (which seemed to bear the sunlight without shrinking) 
