June/July Wildlife Reports

Coyote and other Wild Animal Reports:

The City has significant signs and yellow "crime" tape in 4
areas over here in Dixon Branch. It is on 2 sides of the creek between
Lochwood and Dixfield. That would be on Lippitt and
Clearbrook. They have placed signs saying that this was a coyote trapping
"program".

A very concerned neighbor called tonight to say that

she saw 7 coyotes in Lochwood park this morning very

near the area that I previously reported. That is near

the treeline at approximately 11200 Fernald, near the

trails that are frequented by children and near the

waterfall and rocks where they play.

Of course the 7 number is hard to believe but we have

had them in 3's and 4's and at least one other time as

many as 7.

Her sighting was at 9AM this morning- 6-17-07. That

was 3 hours earlier than the other sighting. This

woman lives blocks away and was driving by.

She also added that Friday night at 8PM she had seen 2

on Clearbrook. I assume this was near the previously

reported area.

This morning at 11:30, (Sunday, 6-17-07), a woman who

lives at 11125 Fernald was walking her dog and

observed 2 coyotes "leaping and running" on the

greenbelt next to the falls and "on the park grounds".

A woman told her of a "couple of other sightings".

Gail, Dixon Branch Petwatch Wildlife coordinator 

Julie called, but didn't leave her address. She's seen bobcats in her yard on two occasions -- she's reported them to animal control. She's trying to trap them, but hasn't been successful.

Donald also called on 6/22 to report a dead or dying baby coyote in the alley between Mediterranean and Bicardi, on the north end. He had reported this incident to Animal Control as well.

July 5: It’s 10:30 a.m. Mom just told me just watched a female Bobcat with two cubs on the backporch for awhile this morning which means the male is nearby too. Obviously the rains have brought them back up from the creek. .LorettaClub Creek Circle

FYI---Coyote Info:

A coyote has a very long nose, tall pointed ears and
FOREVER a drooping tail. BUT, believe I have read
that the tail goes out if it is on the attack.

Bobcat Info:

"The Bobcat's coat is most often light gray or various
shades of brown in color, with varying degrees of
black spots along the body or relegated to the
otherwise white underparts; it also has distinctive
black bars on its forelegs and stubby black-tipped
tail, from where it derives its name, and prominent,
pointed ears tipped with short tufts of black hair.
Twice as large as a house cat but typically smaller
than the related Canadian Lynx, the adult male Bobcat
averages 36 inches in length, and weighs from 20 to 60
pounds, generally around 30-40% larger than the
female."