photo by mk30

You may see black squirrels in Montgomery County (and in parts of DC).

This Washington Post article provides an excellent history of the black squirrel in DC: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/squirrel-week-where-did-dcs-black-squirrels-come-from-blame-canada/2011/03/30/AFgnPaHC_story.html And here's another article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/18/AR2005051802251.html

Learn more about the animals of Montgomery County: