Nests are usually constructed in the interior of a canopy located about 20 feet from the ground in a tree that has abundant available squirrel food, like the Burr oak in the accompanying photo.

All three of the above-mentioned squirrels will sleep in tree hollows if they’re available, and will raise their babies in nests called dreys. Dreys look similar to birds’ nests.

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