All chipmunks born this year are now on their own. They must find a new territory to ride out the winter. Such a perfect storm guarantees chipmunk strife and upheaval. If you haven't been to the ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado – Spying a chipmunk may not be the most exciting of wildlife sightings in Summit County. Nevertheless, the endearing little striped rodents are some of the easiest fauna to ...

In 2017, I spotted my first-of-year eastern chipmunk out and about in a maple/basswood forest on Feb. 21. In 2016, the first active one was observed Feb. 25. These animals are hibernators, yet unlike ...

Long ago when animals could talk, Bear was walking through the forest turning over big logs with his paws looking for food. Proud of his size and strength and feeling very sure of himself, Bear spoke ...

Q: Where do chipmunks go in the winter? There are so many around the rest of the year, but not in winter. The squirrels are year-round residents and eat at the bird feeder, but where are the chipmunks ...

In ordinary springs, bird songs in the woods compete with chipmunk noise, as they stand up and boss the bigger world around. "By the beginning of May, you're in a barrage of chipmunk chatter, with ...

Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Kwasi Wrensford describes the genus Neotamius as "elfin": skittish little squirrel-cousins with angular faces, pointy ears and ...