Rock squirrel reports follow some of New Mexico’s most visible rocky landscapes, from Bandelier National Monument to the wooded edges of Santa Fe National Forest. Bosque del Apache adds a lower Rio Grande setting, showing that the record isn’t confined to northern mesas.
April through July draws the largest cluster of reports. Daylight activity makes this squirrel easier to notice than many small mammals, especially along busy trails and roads. That observer advantage can magnify public-land clusters, so the reports don’t identify where squirrels are most numerous.
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