A few years ago when the guy who owns the adjacent pasture still had cows, one coyote showed up shortly after one cow had given birth. This was in the afternoon. I got out the binoculars to watch and was amazed. The coyote didn't seem interested in the calf and the cow didn't seem upset by the coyote's presence.
What the coyote was interested in was the fresh placenta on the ground and was heartily chowing down. Then I realized that most of the nighttime coyote howling seems to happen around calving time. Could be it's the afterbirth buffet that brings them in because I've not seen any calf carcasses out there in the field.
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