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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon

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Naturalists examining old nests have identified raccoon, opossum, dog, fox squirrel, red squirrel, rabbit, horse, cow, cat, mouse, woodchuck, and even human hair in titmouse nests.

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People of a Feather

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Sure enough, I looked up to see a pair of yellow-bellied marmots, big woodchuck-esque creatures with adorable nose patches, come bounding and sliding down the steep, sparsely-tree range above the trail. They were wearing surprisingly fierce expressions, but hey, I’m cranky when I first wake up too.

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Nature’s Ambassador: The Legacy of Thornton W. Burgess, by Christie Palmer Lowrance

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” I never did read about them, and eventually the memory of Sammy Blue Jay, Polly Woodchuck, Reddy Fox, and the rest faded to the back of my mind along with the details of Struggle Beneath the Sea and Sharon, Lois, and Bram.

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Pokemon and Birds at Maine Audubon

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Stay for the woodchucks, red-bellied woodpeckers, and snapping turtles.” Maine Audubon has certainly embraced their Poke Stops, Poke Gyms, and Pokemon. As we parked at the top of a hill overlooking a golden field, we were met by an interesting sign: “Come for the Drowsees, Zumbats (sic), and Pidgies.