There is a simple answer to this question. Both names apply.

Woodchucks are active in the day and feed on tender, succulent plants.

They den in an extensive burrow with 2 or more openings.

These burrows can be 4 – 5 feet deep and 25 – 30 feet long.

Woodchucks hibernate in winter.

A typical home range is between 40 and 160 acres.

MYSTERY PLANT

I will identify it at the end of the post.

With a day of rain predicted, I went to Seton Park by the Don River and took as many photos as I could until rain set in.

Some botany:

MYSTERY PLANT

This plant will grow taller and more obvious into September, especially for “hay fever” sufferers: Ragweed.

MAILBOX

These photos come from the Gowganda region in Northern Ontario.

Hi Miles,

Thought I could send you some  pictures for a change. I am so excited!

A friend told me about a ‘whip poor will’ he sighted and found 2 eggs; my husband and I went out on ATV’s a week later ( time elapsed due to very wet weather) and were surprised to find that it wasn’t a Whip poor Will but a Nighthawk. I couldn’t find the eggs the first trip and did not stay long to search (  about  4-5minutes) as  I felt  the  temperature was too high and  the eggs were on  bare rock . We went back the next day earlier in the day and found her immediately , she was sitting and beside her a baby chick. I took a few pictures very quickly and left in less than 5 minutes.

NATURE POETRY

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood. – Mother Goose

Miles Hearn