Happy Squirrel Awareness Day: Where You Can Find Unusual Squirrels

Today is officially Squirrel Appreciation Day. I don't know what else I can do for the family of squirrels that frequents my window sill and fire escape. "Mommy Squirrel"--named because she was lactating last summer--will put her paws on the window to demand chestnuts if I only have out peanuts and sunflowers. These New Yorkers also have South Carolina acorns (bought in bulk on eBay) and apple cores on the menu.

HuffPo has a list of suggested activities, including looking for TV shows. Thanks to my lousy Time-Warner DVR, I can't even do that. There are plenty of places that have specialty squirrels around the country that you can visit: the Grand Canyon has black and white Kaibab squirrels, Maine has chatty red squirrels and plenty of towns boast the title of White Squirrel Capital.

As a made up animal holidays go, it sure beats yesterday's far more theoretical Penguin Awareness Day.