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Animals
A striped-and-spotted ground squirrel of mown grass, airfields and prairie remnants.
Field facts
HabitatShort grassland, roadsides, cemeteries
RangeNorthern and western Indiana
When to lookApril to September; hibernates
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesChipmunk — forest edge rather than open turf
Field note: It stands bolt upright like a picket pin before diving underground.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Watch from a car or a bench — they resurface once you stop moving.
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