March 8, 2023
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Our Critter Cam Team detected a Sonoma Chipmunk for the first time at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park while going through our cameras' footage.
Prior to this, it was not known that the Sonoma Chipmunk habited Sugarloaf. See what Dr. Dan Levitis has to say about this rare sighting below:
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"After years of camera trapping at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, it is rare that we detect a new mammal species. Attached, you will find our very first camera trap photo of a Sonoma Chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae). Their conservation status is unknown, but they are certainly rarely observed, solitary, and occur only in certain patches of the North Bay.
This one was spotted by CritterCam volunteer Gretchen Paradis, and it is an unusually clear image of a very small shy animal. Chipmunks are diminutive, primarily ground-dwelling, and a branch of the squirrel family tree. The Sonoma Chipmunk is a good example of a local species that science knows little about, they are too shy, and very good at hiding, like Bigfoot but smaller. Smallfoot." — Dr. Dan Levitis.
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Dr. Dan Levitis has a Ph.D. in integrative biology from UC Berkeley, has banded birds in Papua New Guinea, studied their behavior at the Bronx Zoo, chased condors in California, and researched, studied or taught in Germany, Denmark, Australia, Ontario, Vermont, Maine, Florida and Wisconsin. Learn more.
To learn more about the incredible wildlife in Sonoma County from Dr. Dan Levitis himself, find out more and register for his Community Science classes below.
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(Sources: Sonoma Ecology Center)
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