The most abundant creatures today were squirrels. I counted an unprecedented number of grey (mostly black phase) ones, 16 in total, some in groups of 5 or 3. Many were actively seeking food, of course. One black one was investigating every manitoba maple key it found on the ground, picking each one up, doing a quick bite test to see if it contained a seed, and going on to the next. A grey was sitting on a branch eating a sumac seed head, a few others were tentatively chewing at manitoba maple branches. Others were gathered underneath the two feeders.