Young Chipmunk
This adorable little Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) liked me enough to stay on its tree and say hi for a minute before dashing back down underground. Now if this young one would only please remember to stay out of most of these trees and bushes when it grows up because I would rather it choose food other than young birds or eggs from nests each spring. Thanks in advance, pal! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreWelcome Back, Chippy!
A big welcome back to this Eastern Chipmunk! It feels like it has been years since we have seen any of your kind in these parts…
Read MoreEastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) saying hello
Oh, hello there, Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus). It seems as if there is nothing to see here, yes? The poor little thing was frozen in place while we had a staring contest. I was the first one who blinked, moving ever so slightly, and it dashed back off behind the tree. I hope it did not think it was invisible until then. Either way it was a very cute moment in November nature. I wish it the best for winter season and hope it has a large cache of food to snack on between naps. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreEastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Here’s a familiar neighbor from many of our backyards, the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus). This one is wet from the rain on the second day of the RTPI/SUNY College Lodge BioBlitz. It was more “cooperative” (and I use that word loosely) than the three species of mice we captured that morning. None of them seemed to want to be released back into that pouring rain, though…
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