Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.
As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”
Examples of Gray Squirrel dreys seen during a walk in Green-Wood. These twig and leaf structures are summer nests. In winter, they get into more substantial places, like tree cavities, the walls of old buildings, etc., which is also where they give birth.
I’m not familiar with the term “drey”. Is it a term only applied to squirrel summer nests, or does it also apply to some humans who “summer in the cottage on the Cape”?
Backyard and Beyond 
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