Coyote Sighting

Say hello to Batavia coyote 351! Fermilab employee Greg Vogel photographed this young male coyote recently on the laboratory site. The radio collar and ear tag identified him as a holdover from an urban wildlife study conducted recently by Ohio State University and the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation. We know that this guy was actually born two years ago in Schaumburg, then made his way here to try and join up with the local coyote social group. Coyotes are relatively common in the area and provide a welcome degree of ecological balance as a “top” predator. They eat mainly rodents and often scavenge, and in the Spring, a favorite food is goose eggs, thus helping to control the Canada Goose population.

Photo courtesy:  Greg Vogel