There are two main types of tree squirrel nests. The first is the most common to see: the leaf nest. These nests are comprised mainly of leaves, although small twigs may be added throughout.

The article said: "Female squirrels do not create nests for laying eggs, but they do raise their little ones in them. A mama squirrel typically has multiple nest sites near the nest she considers her ...

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of ...

other northern flying squirrels produce one litter of two to three young in spring or summer. Females give birth and care for their young in maternal dens made in tree cavities or leaf nests. Babies ...