>Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 09:53:06 -0700
>From: Debbie Hunton
>
>The article says this is a squirrel, but we think it's a weasel... 

I've seen Chickarees (Douglas Squirrel) run with their tail up like
that but this looks too big to be a squirrel. I don't think the head
looks like a squirrel, either. View it full scream keep pausing it so
you can see it better. It also would be very unlikely for a squirrel to
be in a non-wooded area whereas grassy areas like this this are prime
hunting grounds for weasels. I'm betting it's a Short or Long Tailed
Weasel. I had a Short Tailed Weasel dash across a path at a park I was
at in Redmond, WA and it had a very similar gait. Don't remember it
holding its tail up or down. 

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