A chipmunk sits and eats a tasty cracker. Chipmunks in North Carolina are only known to live north and west of Wake County. However, a recent photograph submitted to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has biologists wondering if its range has expanded to eastern North Carolina. It's no secret that a lot of people are moving to Wilmington. But could chipmunks also be en route to the coast? “We recently received an observation with photos of a chipmunk in the Wilmington area. It is likely a case of hitchhiking, however, we’d like the public to notify us of any chipmunk sightings east of Wake County,” says Andrea Shipley, a mammalogist with the Wildlife Commission.