Update: This was not the cat, unfortunately, but the owners were really nice and we managed to get the cat closer than I've ever been to it. I fed it out of my window - it may not be a lost cause after all. I'll keep trying to lure it inside and hope that I can keep it safe and warm until I can take it in to get scanned for a microchip.

That's pretty close to the area. This cat has been outside the whole time though, not just when it's light out.

Yeah, I won't move the cat until I find its owner.

That's a long way for a cat to go from Highland and Lowell to Boston College area, but it does look like the cat. I'll give them a call.

I do not feel comfortable picking him up :/ I left some food out for him and he ate it, but he's nowhere to be seen now. I hope he finds his way home. I'll look for him tomorrow and reach out to the Cat Connection in the meantime.

Thank you!

I did leave some out for him and he ate it, but now he's not there any more. I'll call the Cat Connection tomorrow and see what they say. Thank you!

Oh gosh. Please do! Definitely DM me if you get a response.

I just requested to join. I hope he gets found soon. If it starts snowing, I think I may get a temporary houseguest.

I don't know anything about cats, but I've never seen a cat act like that. He just stays in one spot for hours at a time, just staring. He cleans himself and he does look up at me when I go to the window, but it is a bit odd to me. Again, though, I don't know if this is normal cat behavior. I don't think he's rabid or anything. He might've been looking at a squirrel or a bird in this picture. He's facing a little courtyard.

Huh. I didn't post there yet, no.

THANK YOU! I just filled out the form.

That's what I'm thinking, too. Poor thing just hides in the corner of the building.

Just noting that my apartment is directly above the basement, where the boiler is. The ground is probably warm, so I'm not too worried about it just yet. I want to find this cat's home before it starts snowing, though.

Edit: I called animal control and they told me they can't do anything about stray cats and I can call their shelter tomorrow to see if anyone reported it. I'll do that too.