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One of the familiar summertime sounds of Tehachapi’s rolling hills and valley oak savanahs is a high, piercing chirp uttered at five seconds intervals. Visitors often question what bird is making that sound. The answer is no bird at all: it is the shrill alarm bark of the California Ground Squirrel. These medium-sized rodents are common throughout the Tehachapi area, except where the grasses or vegetation are thickest — ground squirrels can move fast but are not exceptional sprinters, so they depend on a clear view of approaching danger to give them adequate time to reach the safety of their burrows. To obtain a better view, ground squirrels often climb rocks, stumps, fence posts or even wire fences themselves to survey their surroundings. When they do detect a potential threat, squirrels begin to utter the loud, shrill whistle that warns their neighbors and kin of an approaching predator. The silence between the single barks shrinks as danger draws nearer, and...
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