Long time resident and prolific author Carl Addison Swanson writes:
I woke up Friday night to an animal whining and shrieking with a strange, terrifying sound. My neighbor confirmed it was a coyote who was sunning itself in his backyard the next day.
Since we have a small terrier. I called the game warden. He answered promptly and informatively.
He said that coyotes are now in a “transitory” period. The male and female leave the den, searching for food for the winter.
Do you know what to do when you see a coyote?
The awful sound I heard was coyotes taking down a deer in the woods bordering our back yard. They are afraid of humans. but “any animal under 20 pounds” should be supervised, he said.
If confronted, coyotes do not like loud noises. They will run.
I ordered an air horn. I intend to blast the hell out of their temporary “den.”
The warden said their permanent den is on Bayberry Lane. But because of construction , they are moving along while for the coming cold weather.
I live off North Avenue, near Bedford Middle School. Beware!