California Ground Squirrel

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Post-bloom seed collection Jul-Sep; food storage for year-round use

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Fall seed consumption and caching behavior

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Cache juniper seeds in autumn for winter food storage

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Harvests and caches acorns; important seed dispersal and predation Sep-Feb

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Cache seeds in fall for winter food stores

annual

Post-bloom seed collection (Jun-Sep); food caching for overwinter

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Acorn foraging and caching Sep-Nov for winter food stores

annual

Harvests and caches seeds for winter food storage

grass

Grazes on salt grass in coastal bluff scrub and saline habitats

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acorn caching and consumption critical for overwinter survival

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Acorn cache building and consumption Sep-Dec