@NancySmith It's a creature with a 3 to 4 inch gate that places it's hind feet where the front feet were and has a thin tail it drags. Too big for a house or field mouse. I'm going with packrat.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_rat
@NancySmith @NihilVidere squirrel
@NihilVidere Good logic. Certainly in the rodent family.