Here on the farm, we frequently see signs of the coyotes that live in Great Cedar Swamp. Once in a very great while, we even hear them. Here is an article on urban coyotes in Maryland that I thought might have some interest to those of you who want to know more about these animals that now live close around us here in Westborough.
Best quote: Coyotes have recolonized most of the urban East in the past few decades -- or perhaps colonized, since scientists aren't sure whether they were here before European settlement.
Their proliferation is partly about the reforestation of the East Coast as farming has faded and woods have returned. But it's also partly about the animals themselves. They have adapted well to the suburban environment, eating everything from garbage to fawns to small mammals. Coyotes are the most general kind of omnivore -- like raccoons, if raccoons also ate rats and house pets.
In fact, scientists say East Coast coyotes often grow bigger than those in the West. The life, and the hunting, might actually suit them better here.
