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Concord, Mass.
1916
April 4
to
July 9

Chipmunks

(Chipmunk) they might be seen at almost any hour of every
sunny day, scampering along stone walls or sitting in graceful
poses on the wall curbing. This interesting restoration of
almost, if not quite, their normal numbers has been accomplished
within the past two years and is doubtless due to the fact
that they have well-nigh ceased to be preyed on by cats,
- most destructive of all their enemies. Few of our
neighbors now keep more than one or two cats and these
have learned to avoid our place because certain to
be hotly pursued by "Tim", the little Irish terrier, 
whenever he finds them prowling there.
  The Chipmunks used to dig up and eat very many
tulip and crocus bulbs but they no longer trouble us in this
or indeed any other way. Nor did their abundant and
familiar presence seem to disturb the birds this spring, 
even where they had eggs or young in nests sheltered by
thickets through which the Chipmunks were frequently running to and fro.