10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

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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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I finally made it to one of my favorite patches, but all I found were swarms of agitated chipmunks. Fortunately, two White-throated Sparrows proved courageous enough to withstand the chipmunk horde. Migratory season can last a while, so pace yourselves! They must have chased the birds away!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2012

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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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

First up, the original “Dramatic Chipmunk&#. Two funny videos to make you giggle! Second, the Geico Gecko’s take, a “Dramatic Gecko&#. Is your pet dramatic? Oh those dramatic animals! originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on November 4, 2009.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

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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Chipmunks Salamander Reptiles Mammals 92

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2018

Apseloff takes a wide-angled view (I told you) of his subject matter – chipmunks sitting cutely in decorative planters share this volume with a short chapter on bird deformities (not for the overly sensitive – especially not the cardinal with the fractured beak.)

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10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2016

This was followed by, “I have one who is a chipmunk murderer.”. She went on Facebook for consolation. Here was her first response: “Oh, so sorry. We have a cat that is a hummingbird murderer.”

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Cats Birds Chipmunks Rabbits 75

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count. Much like Carrie’s recent experiences being hoodwinked by non-bird sources of birdy-sounding calls , I’ve had my share of animal encounters out in the field.

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Birds Coyotes Reptiles Rattlesnake 94

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2013

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.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Rodents Chipmunks Mice 95

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

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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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2017

At this stop we also observed Townsend’s Solitaire ( Myadestes townsendi ), Clark’s Nutcracker ( Nucifraga colubiana ) and a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatchs ( Sitta canadensis )… as well as several scurrying Chipmunks. In total we counted seventeen species at the rest stop!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

The Eastern Chipmunks sure enjoyed the fact we had a five-year-old and a four-year-old at our campsite. Check out my mom’s blog post where she has a nice shot of my father and I looking at the wood-warblers. This Red-eyed Vireo had just swallowed a very large bug. Well, mostly swallowed a very large bug. There is still some bug to go.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2011

We decided on the relatively easy walk to to Shadow Lake and set out on our mission after Desi first chased off a curious Townsend’s Chipmunk. We had ourselves a bit of a snack and rested for awhile while watching chipmunks and robins and juncos forage in a meadow. It didn’t take too long for a bird to catch my interest.

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Birds Chipmunks Mountain Goats Seattle 87

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

I haven’t just seen birds, but the most amazing butterflies, red squirrels, chipmunks and even a deer… all surviving in forests so close to so many people. A lone Terek Sandpiper in Busan… they will be waiting for me in the hundreds in Broome! I have had a good time exploring.

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Birds Chipmunks Eggs Feral 61

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

You typically do not find a bird this naked or featherless outside of the nest unless there has been a storm or the nest has been attacked by predator like a raccoon, chipmunk, squirrel or corvids. But maybe this will help you triage the situation when you see a baby bird: This is a very young House Wren.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited. Jethro the dog. After I picked Jethro from the Boulder Humane Society and brought him to my mountain home, I knew he was a very special dog. He often tried to approach them as if they were friends.

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