Claim to fame: Thanks to Alvin and his animated brothers and Disney’s Chip and Dale, most of us have at least heard of these small, scurrying rodents. Although smaller than their cartoon ...

This brightly colored, conspicuously patterned rodent averages 243 mm (9.6 in) in length. A rusty rump, two buffy to whitish eye stripes, and narrow dark brown to blackish stripes on the back and ...

Small, furry and cute, the Eastern chipmunk is a common woodland critter in the state and it may well be coming to a vegetable patch near you. Gardeners in Maine are trying anything they can think of ...

Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...

I visited my grandparent’s old place in New Hampshire this past weekend to tend to the flower gardens and lawn. The tranquility of a glorious early fall day was interrupted by the constant staccato ...

Backyard birders, gardeners and others across Pennsylvania have been wondering if it’s just them or have others noticed a marked uptick in chipmunk and squirrel activity this year. Well, it’s not just ...