Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Bobcat (Lynx rufus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

Bobcat Range Map

Description:  2 1/2 to 3 feet long. 15 to 35 lbs. Short (~5 inch) tail black only at the tip. Slightly tufted ear tips. Color varies greatly. Grayish buff or reddish, spotted/streaked with black back becoming lighter on the sides. Whitish underparts with black spots and black bars on the front legs. Tail with black bars.

Occurrence:   Common to uncommon

Habitat:   Mixed and Hardwood forest.

Diet:   Snowshow hare, Eastern Cottontail, Squirrels, Muskrat, Small Mammals, Birds and eggs, Carrion, Snakes, Fish, Crustaceans, Insects. Deer in winter.

Reproduction   Breeds late February to March. Gestation around 62 days with young born late April to mid-May. Average litter size 2.5 to 3.9. Usually 1 litter per year. Females mature 9 to 12 months, Males in the second year.

Comments:   In 2008, the Boston Globe reported that a juvenile Bobcat was photographed at the Middlesex Fells Reservation. Bobcats are rare inside Route 128 but are likely increasing their range.

Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans thamnos)

Coyote (Canis latrans) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

Coyote Range Map

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

Gray Fox Range Map

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

Red Fox Range Map

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

American Black Bear Range Map

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (Photo Credit: Northshorenature.com All Rights Reserved)

White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Range Map

Moose (Alces americanus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

Moose (Alces americanus) Range Map

Moose (Alces americanus)

 

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Occurrence:  Moose are not resident to Northeastern Massachusetts but occasional migrants are seen. In 2010 the Eagle Tribune newspaper reported a woman who photographed a bull moose in her backyard in Groveland.

 

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