WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: South sightings

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Two reader reports of coyote sightings in the south half of West Seattle:

MARINE VIEW DRIVE: A reader called to report a daylight sighting, after seeing one in the 10200 block of Marine View Drive this past hour.

TWO IN SEAVIEW: This past Saturday night around 9:30 pm, Dana looked out the window “and saw two coyotes cross Raymond at 44th. They headed north on 44th.”

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ltmmgm March 11, 2025 (4:01 pm)

My husband works at BFI/KC Airport and Saturday morning there was one in the parking lot, it saw him and took off the RR Tracks. He says he has seen them there a lot.

L March 11, 2025 (4:56 pm)

Approximately 2pm today a coyote attached our cat in our back yard. 102nd and California. Cat lost two claws, hope the coyote got worse so it knows to go for rodents, not cats.

Mara J March 11, 2025 (6:56 pm)

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That’s exactly WHY I called the day sighting in, because it crossed over Marine View Drive in front of my car coming off the West Side of the hill (water side) and I saw it go right into the back yard of the home on the corner of 102nd and I was worried it was looking for small animals. I’m glad your cat is safe!!! I pulled over and called the Blog! Thank you for posting so quick so we can be cautious of outdoor pets safety
AmyC March 11, 2025 (9:53 pm)

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Oh gosh, I’m so sorry to hear that, but glad your cat will be ok. I’m guessing this might have been the same one that I saw taking a stroll up 107th from mid block between 35th and 39th around 1:40. It was super weird to see it in the daylight. I called/texted a couple of neighbors up the street who I know have cats that occasionally go out, but next time I will know to message Tracy, too.
Job March 11, 2025 (11:22 pm)

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Keep your cat inside and it’ll be safe from coyotes and cars. Outdoor cats are also devastating for songbird populations, and if you don’t care about that, they’re also a bird flu vector straight into your home.
- Frog March 12, 2025 (11:01 pm)
  
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  The typical pet cat doesn’t catch a single healthy adult bird in its lifetime. It’s nonsense that pet cats are devastating the songbird population. Sure, cats are mouse killing machines, and any self-respecting cat can catch mice like going to a candy store. But if you notice how much rodent bait is put out by people, it’s hard to hate on cats for that.
Corvid_Fan March 12, 2025 (8:06 am)

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I’m so sorry for your cat but happy that it survived the encounter. Please consider yourself forewarned and keep your cat indoors; most coyote-cat encounters don’t end so well for the cat. Coyotes don’t understand the concept of “pets”, they eat small animals and cats are small animals. Also bird flu is a danger to cats at the moment.

Michael Waldo March 11, 2025 (5:47 pm)

One run up our block, 107th in Arbor hieghts. In broad daylight.

Karie S March 12, 2025 (3:38 am)

I am a full-time petsitter and housesitter, and I go water peoples’ lawns very early in the morning before the sun hits the yards. Driving all around West Seattle at dawn, I see coyotes all the time. I always see them drinking out of the bowls of water that people leave out for passing dogs, and they like to sneak up on peoples’ porches and into yards, looking for food that has been left out for pets. I have seen them pooping in peoples’ yards and on the sidewalk, which is odd, because wild dogs usually try to hide it.

ltmmgm March 12, 2025 (6:39 am)

It is or was pup season for the coyotes so to see them out and about hunting during the daylight hours shouldn’t be unusual. When you’re hungry you’re hungry. Please keep your pets safely inside.

AH March 12, 2025 (7:51 am)

Bring cats indoors. Safest for all of nature. Catios, Catios, Catios all the way!

Brian Barnett March 12, 2025 (5:25 pm)

I saw a coyote last week, March 5 or 6th and White Center Heights Park at around 7 AM. It was pretty big, larger than my 60 lb lab. My pup took one sniff and look at it and said nope, and we turned back and left the park.