Since our last roundup of daylight coyote sightings in West Seattle, we’ve received three more – first from Britta, reporting a Gatewood sighting after 10:30 am this morning:

Saw this cutie on 36th and Orchard. Just wanted to give a heads-up!

#2 was from a texter on Easter Sunday. We’ll spare you the visuals but their caption, from 46th/Charlestown, was that the coyote was “eating the Easter Bunny.”

Finally, sent by M, last Friday evening:

Coyote sighting on Puget Blvd at 7:30 pm. The Coyote came up our driveway and is the size of a German Shepherd. Snapped a picture of it in our backyard. Look out for your cats!

Now a survey – forwarded to us (with permission) by Kersti Muul:

My name is Sam Kreling and I recently earned my Ph.D. from the University of Washington, where I studied the urban coyote population in the Greater Seattle Area. Through this work, I found that many neighborhoods were struggling to live with various wildlife species from coyotes to squirrels and I am hoping to get a non-profit up and running in the Seattle area that focuses on helping people live with wildlife. This organization would hope to “support harmonious coexistence between people and wildlife by promoting understanding, reducing conflicts, and nurturing healthy urban ecosystems for the benefit of all.” I want to know what YOUR community needs/wants to live with wildlife and what you might want to learn about the wildlife in your neighborhood.

If you’re interested in responding to Sam’s survey, here’s the link.

1:27 PM: More daytime coyote sightings today – first from Megan in Gatewood:

While out walking my two small dogs today, I came face to face with a coyote that was heading south on the alley between Kenyon and Monroe. It was very quietly following a gentleman who was also walking his small dog. The coyote was quite big and very healthy looking. It was not afraid of us and clearly wanted to get closer to our dogs. We yelled at it to scare it off and it circled back three different ways, keeping its sight on us. Two other neighbors came by and stood with us and I suspect our group was then big enough for it to lose interest. It continued south.

It was a beautiful and smart animal but also an important reminder to be mindful while walking our pets.

A few blocks south in Upper Fauntleroy, Erin spotted this one not far from California/Thistle:

She reports it “went right for some outdoor-enclosure rabbits at a neighbor’s house.”

Also in Upper Fauntleroy, this report came in last night after our earlier report about daylight sightings – from Delia:

When my son and I were walking home from the bus stop at 2:53 pm (Friday), I witnessed a large coyote running north on 39th Ave SW at the intersection with SW Tillman.

It seemed to be following a couple (who were wearing their infant in a front carrier). At first, I thought it was their off-leash dog, but when I realized what it was, I alerted them. They turned and had to stare it down until it turned around and ran east down SW Tillman toward SW 37th Ave. I was able to capture these photos, and my Wyze camera captured it as well. (Then) around 4 pm, my next-door neighbor texted me that he saw it again while he was mowing. So it appears to be hanging around the area. Sharing to help spread awareness for folks to keep an eye on children and pets. There were several young kids walking home around the time I saw it.

So what should you do if you see one? Expert advice is here – including, don’t run.

ADDED 3:30 PM: A bit further south, WSB contributing photojournalist Dave Gershgorn spotted and photographed this one near the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, where he was heading to cover today’s Fauntleroy Community Association egg hunt for us:

Dave last saw it at 42nd SW and the curve north of the schoolhouse where Barton becomes California.

ADDED SATURDAY NIGHT: One more Upper Fauntleroy sighting, from Shay, who emailed around 6:30 pm, when it was still light out:

Just had a coyote visit us in upper Fauntleroy (Donovan & 37th). It trotted down our street and headed towards 36th & Cloverdale. Seemed healthy and nonchalant but it definitely surprised us! It’s the first one we’ve ever seen during the day or this closely. You can see it here headed up our neighbor’s steps as it passed through their yard.

Two more sighting reports sent to us, first one just after 1 pm today:

Big coyote spotted on 31st and Thistle. It just tried to follow a friend who was walking a small dog.

That one came in anonymously via text. The next one was via email, reported by Tim Van Liew on Thursday:

Taking a walk through Camp Long … and as I approached the golf course access road, I observed 3 coyotes out on the greens.

As always, our standard reminder: We publish coyote sightings for awareness, not alarm; expert advice on avoiding conflicts includes “never run from a coyote” and don’t enable their access to food – from unsecured garbage to unattended small pets. Read more here.

Thanks to the Highland Park-area neighbor who sent these photos and the brief report that they were seen at “Riverview Playfield by the tennis courts.”

We have published coyote sightings for 15+ years not for alarm, but for awareness. Learn how best to co-exist with them by following the links here.

Three more coyote reports:

ADMIRAL: From Johnny:

as I was returning home at 1 am this morning, I saw a pack of three coyotes leaving Hiawatha Park on Walnut Ave. They ran down Forest Ave and turned on Fairmount toward the Admiral Way Bridge. I tried to warn them that the road is closed for construction, but they didn’t even slow down. Quite rude, if you ask me.

GATEWOOD #1: About half an hour after Johnny’s email, this text came in: “Gatewood coyote caught a rabbit, 36th & Willow.” The accompanying photo was a bit too graphic for us to show; it indeed appeared to be a coyote with a small animal dangling from its mouth.

GATEWOOD #2: Natalie sent this report and accompanying photos tonight:

Coyote sighting. Spotted the Gatewood pack at 9:35 pm heading east across California coming up Othello from Lincoln Park. They continued east on SW Orchard heading toward 35th. They were not afraid of us whatsoever and kept switching positions to make sure one was behind us. All three were plump and super healthy. Made sure to tell them not to eat anyone’s pets tonight.

Of course the only way to ensure that is to not leave unaccompanied animals outside. That and other advice on discouraging them from hanging around can be found here (and many other places).

Two West Seattle coyote sightings reported by readers, both in the Alki area:

TONIGHT: The photo and report were sent by Janna:

This guy trotted down 59th, hung a left on Hinds, and was hanging out on the Alki UCC lawn when I last saw him. I know they’re in Schmitz Park, but I haven’t seen any out in the Alki neighborhood before. Early, too – it was only 7 pm!

MONDAY NIGHT: Mary sent this quick video showing her dog’s reaction to a “pack” sighting near Alki Point:

I saw a pack of 3 across the street from my house as I was walking back to my house. Originally I thought another Husky was loose until I saw another one come up behind. They seemed well-fed and healthy and not too scared of me or my Husky. This was Monday night just before midnight off Admiral Way and 64th across from the baseball field.

As always, we want to note that we share coyote sightings for awareness, not alarm. They and we are best served by keeping a distance apart – flyers like this explain the best ways to encourage that.

Two Admiral-area coyote sightings:

TODAY: This report and video are from Katie:

Coyote sighting near College Street Ravine, 51st Ave SW and College St. Careful walking through the ravine today!

TUESDAY: Another reader reported, “My friend heard something & his dog’s ears perked up. He looked outside to see two coyotes in his yard. They walked around the yard, down the stairs and headed north on Victoria Ave SW at 3:15 AM.”

COEXISTING WITH COYOTES: We share periodic sighting reports for awareness, not alarm. You can best help them keep their distance by not providing food (which means, don’t leave small domestic animals unattended, or unsecured garbage, etc.). Here’s one place to read more about avoiding coyote conflicts!

Two more West Seattle coyote sightings, this time with clear photos:

THIS MORNING, FAUNTLEE HILLS: Sent by Ann:

I followed this well-fed coyote up Donovan from Fauntlee Crest (Fauntlee Hills) this am around 6:40. He was not the least bit concerned about me.

LAST THURSDAY, SUNRISE HEIGHTS: Sent by a reader who wanted to be anonymous:

Coyote on 29th and Webster around 9:30 pm.

We publish coyote sightings for awareness, not alarm; if you’ve never seen one, you might still have trouble believing they live among us. Here’s state wildlife authorities’ advice on ensuring we can continue co-existing.

Thanks to Kathryn in Delridge for the snippet of video/audio recorded last night when, she says, a neighborhood dog’s barking touched off an unseen pack of coyotes yipping. Even if you’ve never heard them, they’re in most neighborhoods – just scroll through our archive for evidence!

From north to south, coyotes’ resurgence continues in West Seattle. Here are the most-recent reports we’ve received:

HIGHLAND PARK COYOTE: Just received via text this morning, Jessica spotted a coyote on their camera about 10 pm Sunday near 20th/Holden.

“I do see a lot of cats roaming around ,, might be good to share (another) announcement,” Jessica suggested.

JUNCTION-AREA COYOTE: From Micah:

Early (Thursday) morning, caught a coyote next to my house in the Junction. First time I’ve seen one in the Junction. I was in my car, 39th between Genesee and Dakota 3 am Thursday morning, Halloween. It was dark and of course they’re pretty elusive.

GATEWOOD COYOTES: Last Sunday via text: “Just saw two coyotes cross 35th Ave SW at Myrtle heading west.”

NORTH ADMIRAL COYOTE: From Greg, a recent North Admiral sighting:

We share coyote videos and photos (scroll through our archive here) for awareness and education, not alarm; here’s one of many info-sheets with advice on co-existence.

Thanks to Sean O for sending two clips from a sighting tonight of three coyotes near 36th/Hanford. You can see the third in this one:

Other sightings since our last coyote update a few weeks ago:

HIGH POINT: Zachary saw two near 32nd/Raymond the night of September 17:

Two coyotes crossing 32nd Ave SW and SW Raymond St around 11:40. Didn’t mind me and my dog. Did stop to look at me as I tried to get a pic.

FAIRMOUNT: Anthony reported a September 20 sighting – “Spotted a coyote just before 10 pm at the intersection of Dawson and 38th. There were a rabble of smaller animals nearby scattering to evade it, too. I was behind the wheel at the time, so I could not safely get a picture.”

UPPER FAUNTLEROY: That same night, Tim had this sighting: “At about 9:15 p.m. I saw a large coyote trotting at a fair clip south on 37th Ave in the Gatewood neighborhood between Cloverdale and Donovan as I was walking north. It took a quick nose over toward me as I sped up past it, then it continued south. I warned a couple of dog walkers who were heading in the same direction. I’ve walked a lot in this neighborhood at night over the last five years (I’m a Gatewood resident), have seen a decent collection of wildlife, but never a coyote in this area.”

We share sightings periodically for awareness and education, not alarm. Many brochures and one-sheets offer simple tips for coexisting with coyotes – here’s one of them.

As we – with your help – continue documenting the coyote resurgence, we publish sighting reports for awareness, not alarm:

The photo is from Michael, who reports: “Coyote spotted walking on 39th Ave from Willow toward Morgan St. [last night]. It seemed healthy but obviously should be avoided.”

South of there, from JP in Gatewood:

A very healthy coyote was in my back yard twice midday 9/16 sniffing air where bunnies graze. I shooed it away from safety of my deck. It was not skittish. My son saw a smaller one later. Sadly, neighbors found a dead cat in their driveway (white paws & tail). It was covered. SW 39th & Othello. Watch out for your roaming cats.

(And it should be noted that coyotes are far from the only threat to small unattended domestic animals.)

We also have a cluster of sightings from last week. One anonymous reader reported, “I saw a coyote at the intersection of Palm and SW Massachusetts (last Tuesday) morning (~6 am).” About that same time, also in North Admiral, Brenda reports a cat was killed in an attack that neighbors attributed to a coyote, though none was seen. That night, near 20th/Holden, Jon reported that he “heard a noise out front and went to look. I knew they were coyotes, maybe 3 to 4 that were attacking something in the bushes. It was loud and they moved to my neighbors’ driveway. I threw a chunk of 2×4 at them and they took off.”

Scaring them off is part of experts’ advice on how to encourage coyotes to keep their distance. Here’s the short version of state Department of Fish and Wildlife recommendations.

From a texter tonight:

We just saw a coyote in our neighborhood on 38th & Genesee – wanted to alert local pet owners!

That reminded us we were overdue to publish the others received since our previous compilation almost two weeks ago. Molly saw this one in Upper Fauntleroy earlier this week:

Spotted this one on 38th at about 9:15 pm. It then went down to Henderson and trotted west. Did not seem afraid of us—stood and watched us awhile until we shouted at it to shoo it away. Never seen one so bold!

That’s one recommendation of experts – try to “haze” them, by shouting, waving, etc., to try to encourage them to keep their distance. The same night, and almost the same time, as Molly’s sighting, Coleman saw a coyote in Sunrise Heights:

We just spotted a coyote 9:00 pm standing in front of our house on 32nd and Holden. Heading North toward Walt Hundley Playfield. Beautiful to see.

Several days before those, a texter sent this report and photo from the neighborhood near Gatewood Elementary:

Coyote sighting on Woodside at Myrtle. I saw [a previous] Woodside sighting in The Blog, so I was excited to see this one in person.

Last but not least, Kate shared this early-morning sighting of an apparent coyote family, near the Longfellow Creek Trail:

Now, our standard side note: We report coyote sightings in the spirit of awareness, not alarm – our chances of uneventful coexistence improve if you avoid providing food (from unattended pets to unsecured garbage). Here’s more of what you should know about coyotes.

Three coyote sightings, two of them just this morning:

LOWER GATEWOOD: The photo and report are from Brian Quinn:

On my morning walk with my dog, and this guy just came sprinting down the middle of the street – Woodside Pl and Othello.

UPPER FAUNTLEROY: Quick glimpse on security video, sent by Robert:

The sighting was around 8 this morning. (Not far from our own one-and-only coyote sighting – 16 years ago.)

SUNRISE HEIGHTS: Merica reported two coyotes seen near 30th/Elmgrove last Saturday night (August 10).

We’ve been reporting coyote sightings for 17 years to encourage awareness, not alarm – we and they can stay a healthy distance from each other, experts say, especially if you avoid providing food (from unattended pets to unsecured garbage) – they have plenty of small wildlife (including rodents) and vegetation to eat otherwise. Read more about coexisting with coyotes here.