Chipmunk in the Backyard …Seed Stealers and Walnut Tree Planters
Yes Chipmunks are little nuisances digging tunnels, running around the yard eating seeds, planting walnuts, digging up bulbs and sometimes replanting them.
Chipmunks are small, agile, clever members of the squirrel family.
Chipmunks can be recognized by their pudgy cheeks, large glossy eyes, stripes, and bushy tails,
Some Chipmunks dig burrows complete with tunnels and chambers while others live in nests, bushes, or logs.
Chipmunks are omnivores eating seeds, grains, nuts, berries, insects, baby birds, bird eggs, frogs, worms, etc.
Chipmunks hibernate but do not store fat so they do not sleep trough the entire winter. On warm days they eat the food that they have stored.
Chipmunks store food in their cheeks which can expand to 3X larger than his head. He uses the cheek pouches to carry food to his burrow to store for winter.
Chipmunks who hibernate have a higher survival rate.
Chipmunks live about 3 years.
Chipmunks use high pitched sounds to indicate danger on the ground and low pitched sounds to indicate danger in the air. They have 30 sounds that they can use to communicate.
When you see a Chipmunk something good is on the way.
