I'm missing "Alfie", "Blinky" and "Beta", whose absense I
had attributed to a resurgence of red squirrels, who will chase and unmercifully bite chipmunks on sight.
This latest news has me concerned.
Having live-trapped and moved five red squirrels so far this season, the numbers are still not up anywhere close. Last season's appearance of a weasel probably more affected the mouse population that had taken up residence in a stored boat. (Plenty of chipmunks last season, including the above named chipmunks).
Looks like my nascent thread-starter on "Winnipesaukee Chipmunk Training: 2005" is going to have to wait for the newest litters to arrive. The two (only) chipmunks that I've seen are too timid to even approach.
P.S.: (Save for "Beta", I don't get to name "our" chipmunks). Sorry, I failed to edit my "mug" from the photo.
