Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...

The critter series: Each month, an Illinois animal making itself known in our yards, gardens and neighborhoods will be featured. Scroll down to post your own drawings, photos and videos and vote for ...

Claim to fame: Thanks to Alvin and his animated brothers and Disney’s Chip and Dale, most of us have at least heard of these small, scurrying rodents. Although smaller than their cartoon ...

Chipmunks are one of the few native mammals that almost everybody can recognize. There are 24 species in North America, but the only one we have in New Jersey is (surprise) the eastern chipmunk. It is ...

After a very poor mast year in 2021 – where very few tree seeds were produced, most notably acorns – there may well be fewer Eastern chipmunks this season. Ariana van den Akker photo I like to study, ...

We are fortunate to live in an area that is as resplendent in wildlife as our great outdoors provide. I recently got a great picture of a black bear on my trail camera that has been hanging out around ...

For 50 years I have recorded in my nature notes when the first active eastern chipmunk appeared above ground in Carver County. Observations of that happening have come from our Waconia yard, Victoria, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A recent photo submitted to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has biologists pondering if North Carolina chipmunks have now expanded to eastern parts of the state. Normally, ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - We’ve seen them before, but haven’t necessarily seen them around eastern North Carolina. Chipmunks tend to live in the Western part of our state but now, NC Wildlife ...