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Olympic Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus caurinus)

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One creature that I almost overlooked as just another chipmunk is the Olympic Chipmunk , known to scientists and Latin enthusiasts as Tamias amoenus caurinus , a subspecies of the Yellow-pine Chipmunk Tamias amoenus. Though they are small and easily ignored chipmunks are also entertaining with their antics.

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The Spotted Towhee – One of the Five Towhees of the West

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Add to this menagerie several Allen’s Chipmunks ( Neotamias senex ) and you have a yard full of fun! Birds Allen''s Chipmunk California Quail Golden-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee Steller''s Jay' Here is another look at the Spotted Towhee and a short video I found containing all the songs and calls of this Western species.

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The “Birds” in the Brush

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Over the years you may have learned to know better but it’s spring and you’re hopeful and maybe this time it’s an unfamiliar sparrow of some kind… but after maneuvering carefully around to a line of sight, it’s that furry little air-raid siren the Eastern chipmunk again. You sigh and move on.

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White-tailed Antelope Squirrels at Joshua Tree National Park

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While eating lunch with Daisy and her family at a picnic area in Joshua Tree National Park the other day a small chipmunk-looking creature ventured out of the rock formation we were eating next to. The cute little critter was clearly looking for a handout which we did not provide.

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A Gray Tree Frog in the Garden

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He saw his first Garter Snake a couple of weeks ago on one such exploration and he is always excited to see Red-backed Salamanders , Cabbage White Butterflies , and Eastern Chipmunks. But what we found hiding amid the Black-eyed Susans on Sunday was clearly his favorite creature of the year. Gray Tree Frog.

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People of a Feather

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A bit alarming, given the events of the last few weeks in Missoula, but after years of close encounters with chipmunks and ground squirrels I have finally gotten to have a pretty good idea of a rodent when I hear one. A loud chirp rang from the side of the mountain, and a handful of stones skittered down the talus slope.

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What’s In the Freezer for Tonight?

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He then ate a screech owl, a robin, two squirrels, a mourning dove, three chipmunks, and a rabbit. He ate through my remaining supply of rats and mice, as well as all my pinkies (hairless, day-old rodents, easily digestible and good for starvation cases). He ate my last quail.