This spring I was thinking about the remarkable range of wildlife that lives on, or passes through Village Hill in Northampton. I remembered seeing a trail cam video online from Westhampton that someone had posted a few years back. It featured the regular cast of characters such as coyote, fox, deer, bear, and such, but it also showed a Bobcat. It got me wondering if Bobcat made their way up on the hill too. I know there have been many sightings of Bobcat in the area, but nothing that I was aware of around here.

Today my neighbors Tom & Beth sent us a video captured by an outdoor camera (watch it here) at their house. It was recorded recently on May 5th at 4:30 am. The Bobcat slips into the field of view on the left, passes in front of the tree in the mid-ground and then melts into the darkness of the woods.

So now we know! They live among us!