“Since I have moved to MA, i have been warned about coyotes, foxes, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as deer...”
I live in a fairly typical MA suburb not at all far from Boston, and have seen all of these insouciantly strolling through the yard except for bobcat.
Keep your eyes open at all times.
I used to live in Newton, MA where the police advise banging on pots to scare them away.
I now live in NH where the police advise using rifles.
We might be neighbors! :-)