Red fox records in Massachusetts span nearly the whole state, from the open dunes of Cape Cod National Seashore to the granite summit of Wachusett Mountain State Reservation in the central uplands. That spread fits a fox that hunts open and edge habitat almost anywhere it finds it, coastal scrub, farmland, or a rocky hilltop clearing, rather than needing one particular type of ground.
Records rise through spring and peak in May, the stretch when kits are growing fast and both parents are hunting harder to feed a den full of pups. The count falls by more than half heading into midsummer, likely reflecting less visible daytime activity once pups are weaned and the family disperses.
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