This, the Adjidaumo of Longfellow’s celebrated poem Hiawatha, is the voice of the Adirondack’s brooding forests. The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat ...

A key survival strategy of red squirrels is to adjust their activities to the presence of humans and their pets as well as naturally occurring predators in order to make efficient use of food ...

Potential longevity is not known; some adults survive at least 4 years. Barred, great horned, and screech owls, goshawks, and red-tailed hawks are some of the documented predators of the northern ...