unk ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁John ▁Kirk ▁Town send , ▁an ▁early ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁orn ith ologist . ▁ ▁Description ▁A ▁large ▁chip m unk , ▁adult s ▁can ▁be ▁ ▁from ▁nose ▁to ▁tail . ▁In ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁range , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁chip m unk ; ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁by ▁its ▁tail ▁which ▁is ▁gray ish ▁above ▁and ▁re dd ish ▁below , ▁and ▁by ▁its ▁brown ▁color ation ▁with ▁ind ist inct ▁ta wn y ▁stri pes . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁ ▁Town send ' s ▁chip m unk ▁hi bern ates ▁in ▁regions ▁where ▁the ▁winter ▁is ▁har sh , ▁but ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁its ▁range ▁that ▁have ▁a ▁more ▁m ild ▁climate ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁active ▁year - round . ▁It ▁is ▁om n iv orous , ▁e ating ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁insect s ▁and ▁even ▁birds ' ▁eggs . ▁Town send ' s ▁chip m unks ▁in ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Coast ▁Range ▁have ▁higher ▁population ▁dens ities ▁in ▁areas ▁with ▁dense ▁shr ub ber y , ▁especially ▁sal al ▁( G a ul ther ia ▁shall on ). ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁early ▁fall , ▁Town send ' s ▁chip m unks ▁eat ▁black ber ries , ▁sal al ▁ber ries , ▁and ▁th im ble ▁ber ries . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁fall , ▁they ▁eat ▁ac orn s , ▁h uck le ber ries , ▁map le ▁se eds , ▁th ist le ▁se eds , ▁gra in