My View of Life on the Dock
Tonight at 7pmĀ the coyote forum will be held at Kyrouz Auditorium. The program sounds similarĀ to the one presented last year at this time. If you plan to go, leave early because last year the auditorium was packed.
Eastern Coyote, Loblolly Cove
Coyote scat, Eastern Point
Coyote lair, Brace Cove
Coyote eating trash courtesy Google image search
Evidence of a second coyote lair, found at Brace Cove. There were 5Ā piles of fresh coyote scatĀ along with neat piles of bones scattered throughout the rocky clearing. Coyotes mostly sleep above groundĀ in an open clearing, unless it is pup season.
Reminder also about Monday night’s informational meeting about living with wildlife, City Hall, at 7pm. More information here.Ā
East Gloucester Coyote Lair #1
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GloucesterCast 160 Taped 11/22/15 With Guests Kim Smith, Leslie Heffron, Alicia Cox, Super K and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
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Coyotes typically sleep above ground in the open or under cover of shrubbery and wooded patches. Pup season is the only time coyotes use a den, which is usually a rocky outcrop, hollowed out stump, or a burrow made by fox, raccoon, skunk, or other medium-sized mammal. Coyotes will also make a den by digging a hole.
The color and shape of coyote poop (scat) varies, depending on what food is available. Purportedly atĀ this time of year the scat is oftentimes reddish-orange because their diet is rich in apples.
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