Eastern Chipmunks - Tamias striatus
*Please excuse the poor quality - these are old photos.
Back when I lived in New York, our neighborhood was overrun by chipmunks. They were everywhere - dozens of them, and they were not afraid of people. They would actually climb up on my deck chair and sit next to me. They had been fed by humans and had lost all fear of people. As a result, the population of hawks in the area increased and they would frequently swoop down and grab chipmunks.
Habitat: On the side of a building in a suburban neighborhood
The eastern chipmunk is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the sole living member of the chipmunk subgenus "Tamias", sometimes recognised as a separate genus. Its name comes from the Odawa word "ajidamoonh" or the Ojibwe word "ajidamoo", which translates literally as "one who descends trees headlong."
