Nature continues to mingle with city dwellers with increasing coyote sightings in Cambridge and more unusually the weasel known as the fisher.
"John Maguranis, an animal control officer in neighboring Belmont,
tracks coyotes by observing their paw prints and droppings, or scat. He
believes that the coyotes seen in Cambridge are members of two main
families that den throughout Belmont, Arlington, and Lexington as well.
He says the animals' scat indicates they feed predominantly on rabbits
and mice."
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"While raccoons are the most frequently sighted wild animal, Cambridge
is also home to skunks, bats, and hawks. More elusive species spotted
from time to time include possums and, most recently, fishers, members
of the weasel family known as one of the porcupine's few natural
predators." (Image Washington DFW)
Some of the best spots for seeing hawks are along the Charles and at Fresh Pond.
