Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus

Cute, little critter with reddish-brown fur on its upper body and five dark brown stripes, which contrasted with light brown stripes along its back, ending in a dark tail. It had lighter fur on the lower part of its body, and a tawny stripe that ran from its whiskers to below its ears with lighter stripes over and under its eyes.

Habitat: Deciduous forest; it was collecting acorns