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.
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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