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Critter of the Day: Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

November 9, 2017

In Wisconsin, we have five different species of tree squirrels divided into three genuses. We also have ground squirrels: the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, which looks a bit like a chipmunk; and Franklin’s ground squirrel (here’s a Wisconsin-specific link), which looks more like a gray squirrel.  Read more …

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Critter of the Day: An Alarmed Chipmunk

August 26, 2017
chipmunk sounding alarm call

Have you ever been walking peacefully along on a warm afternoon, enjoying the sounds of nature, when suddenly a grating sound not unlike the popping of a flame starter on a gas stove, but about one hundred times louder, pierces your ears?

It’s probably a chipmunk.

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Categories Animals, Nature Tags chipmunk, rodent, Wisconsin Leave a comment
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