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Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus In the Mammals category.

We have many chipmunks in the yard. They are fun to watch too.

Links to references used on this page.
http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Vertebrata/Mammalia/Sciuridae/Tamias/striatus/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_chipmunk

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We have several little holes here and there where they live.
Lynda and I have always heard these chirping sounds that we thought was a bird, finally we saw a chipmunk doing the chirping.
 
Photo taken on 8/27/2009.
Chipmunk sitting.
Not a very good photo, but I wanted to get something on my web pages.
Photo taken on 9/30/2009.
family of four chipmunks
We have a two holes in the back yard that lead to a nest. These are 4 babies that came out to explore. They are all so tiny.