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Almost ten years living in NorCal and I've never seen the squirrels work in October with the same urgency that I see now. Could that mean we have a tough winter ahead of us?
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)Lots of busy scrambling and nut hoarding. They must have inside information!
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)and it is keeping the squirrels busy.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I live in the Bay Area too.
Suich
(10,642 posts)I thought that meant it was going to be a harsh winter, but that's not what's predicted.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)PADemD
(4,482 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,369 posts)Oak trees seem to produce acorns in boom-or-bust year cycles. Very few this year, so the squirrels have to look for alternatives. Like the Geraniums on my porch.
NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)The squirrel population often goes along with that boom or bust cycle. Prior to 1900, the American Chestnut was the main food source for squirrels because it produced a steady number of nuts. When the chestnut was nearly exterminated, the squirrel population crashed for a few decades.
NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)Many of the Oaks just produced massive numbers this year.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)If by "tough" it means enough snow to rebuild the missing snowpack in the local mountains.
The forecast doesn't look that way.
mike dub
(541 posts)Squirrels have been extra sneaking into our backyard the past few weeks, and our pups are loving running them off. Seems like the squirrels are even more brazen these past few weeks !
KentuckyWoman
(6,695 posts)Winter might go until June this time.