The Eastern Chipmunk is a small, fast-moving ground squirrel with bold black-and-white stripes. Spends the fall frantically gathering food into underground larder caches for winter.
Habitat
Deciduous forests, stone walls, and suburban gardens
Diet
Nuts, seeds, berries, fungi, and insects
How common
Common
Best time to see a Eastern Chipmunk
The best time to see a Eastern Chipmunk is April–July, when about 62% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 72,040 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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