Patterning Tonight

[Southpaw]

Do chipmunks go on cycles like grouse or is it just less predators to control them? I swear we are being overrun by chipmunks as well. We are also seeing more foxes and other predators like hawks and owls but not as much as you would think.

They used to say feral and outdoor cats were worst predators on chipmunks and small birds but maybe there are less of those running around. Did have a big old tom cat that liked to chase and play with them to death but he passed. At any given time at my house you can see a chipmunk or two. Lazy hawks though is not targeting chipmunks but did get one of my cardinals and a blue bird.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Todd Poer

Do chipmunks go on cycles like grouse or is it just less predators to control them? I swear we are being overrun by chipmunks as well.

Bill Tapply used to hold fast to his Dad's premise that a year with an abundance of chipmunks would be a year with abnormally high grouse numbers.

Click here and see Chapter 15...... "The Chipmunk Hypothesis"


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