Our service area is home to two types of squirrels.   The Gray Squirrel and the               
Flying Squirrel.
The Gray Squirrel is Diurnal (active during the day) and is common throughout the state. They have
two litters a year with young appearing in the spring and late summer. They will commonly run  on roofs
to seek soft or rotted wood to chew through or a gap to work their way into. They will chew through
vents to gain entry to the homes attic,ceilings, soffit and eves. They  regularly fall down chimneys.
A Gray Squirrel loose in the home living areas can cause tremendous damage if no one is home. They
will chew around the window and door areas, where they can see out, sometimes ruining every window
in the home in just a day or two. It is also their instinct to store food such as acorns in an attic and
people will commonly report hearing them roll and drop the acorns on their ceilings.
The biggest concern however with gray Squirrels is their tendency to chew wiring. This is why, as a
safeguard, we install a smoke detector in every attic when we service a home for Gray squirrels.   
Common times for the Gray Squirrel to be active in a home are dawn and dusk but this can change
with the weather and time of the year.  The Gray Squirrel is common throughout all of Connecticut.    

The Flying Squirrel is also very common in Connecticut. Often mistaken for a Chipmunk, when in a
home.  Normally found in wooded areas but can also be found south of Rt 1, close to the water at
times. Flying Squirrels are nocturnal (active at night) and will occupy an attic or ceiling space in the fall
and winter and less in the summer months.
Their name can be misleading as they do not fly, but glide, capable of gliding over 150 feet. The
higher they are in a tree, the farther they can glide.
Normally living in a tree hollow or woodpecker hole, they will adapt to open gaps on a roof line or chew
through a bug screen behind a gable vent to gain entry. In the winter, it is common for us to remove
one to two dozen from a single attic. Flyer's as they are commonly called will run in an attic or ceiling
space and can be very loud!
They are very active in the wee hours of the night around 2:00 or 3:00 AM.  
Flying squirrel removal and exclusion (also called squirrel proofing) is something that takes experience
and we have the experience and know how to do the job professionally.  

Squirrel work, done properly requires special traps and the experience to use them.
In addition, a knowledge of the animal's habits and what it is doing at any given time
of the year combine to successfully remove them from a home or building. Every
Squirrel job is a little different and unique in it's own way as all homes or buildings
can be different.
We have squirrel proofed hundreds of homes here on the shoreline and written
articles in trade magazines such as Wildlife Control Technology (WCT)
on our methods.  You can trust us to do the job right.     
A young gray squirrel removed
from a wall  East Haven Ct.
A Flying Squirrel photographed just
under a bird feeder in Clinton CT.
A gray squirrel , peeking out of a gable vent.
He looks a little bit spooky !
North Madison Ct.

SHORELINE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT LLC
Expert Squirrel removal, control and exclusion in Connecticut
Gray Squirrel damage
North Guilford
Professional Squirrel trapping and removal services for  Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook
                                                  Essex, Niantic, Killingworth, Chester, Lyme, and many more towns in Connecticut
9/1/08  Click on the
above thumbnail.
It's that time of the
year, Gray squirrels
2nd litter in the late
summer or fall of the
year. This one was
chattering at us from
atop his perch on a
telephone pole in
Groton CT.
We later watched him
carrying nuts and crab
apples to his nest,
whereabouts
unknown.   
Because of this
increase in activity,
calls to our office will
increase this time of
the year.
The two photos to the right show
the similarity's and differences
between a  Flying Squirrel, on top
and a Chipmunk, on the bottom.
Flying Squirrels are often mistaken
for Chipmunks when discovered
inside a home.  Note the stripes
and eye ring on the Chipmunk and
the larger eye on the Flying
Squirrel, which helps it see at
night.
Both these animals were removed
on the same day,two flyer's from a
fireplace in Guilford and the
Chipmunk from inside a home in
Stoney Creek, Branford CT.
Clicking on either photo will make
it larger.
Call us for
Squirrel removal in Ct.