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SQUIRREL GETS THROUGH
s the author of “Squirrel Wars” (, December 1991), I’ve recently had reason to revisit it, with a slice of humble pie. A few days ago, I looked out my window to see a red squirrel resting comfortably on my bird feeder, snarfing down a day’s worth of birdseed. It was the first breach (to my knowledge) of my barrier system, consisting of a 5-foot pole and 2-foot length of
