Western Washington Animal

Douglas’ Squirrel: Named by a Scottish botanist, David Douglas, this squirrel builds nests (often more than one) in

hollow limbs or snags, usually in the canopy. It forages on many levels, eating nuts, seeds, insects, mushrooms and bird

eggs. The Douglas squirrel does not hibernate but stores seeds for the winter in its nests and in the ground. Another name

for this squirrel is “chickaree.”

Western Washington Animal

Pileated Woodpecker: This bird nests in trunk cavities and loudly drills for insects on tree trunks in the understory. Its

special tongue is long, barbed and coated with sticky saliva to help it spear insects. The pileated woodpecker’s coloring is

distinctive: black and white with a red crest. Its toes, two facing forward, and two backward, help it grip the trunks of trees.