WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: Another daytime sighting

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Reported by Wendell:

Around 8:30 am: More coyote activity on the corner of 41st Ave SW and Dawson this morning. More significant than last week because this hill sees a lot of cars and human activity at that time in the morning, and is a route used by a lot of young school kids.

Two coyotes one large, one smaller. This is the second sighting for me at this location in as many weeks, but these two came from a different direction than the last time I saw them (that was late at night heading west up the hill). These two canines came running from the south, on 41st Ave SW then took a right down the Dawson hill, heading east.

Our usual disclaimer – we have published coyote sightings for 15+ years in the spirit of awareness, not alarm, so we always point to experts’ advice on safe co-existence.

Anonymous May 19, 2026 (2:57 pm)

I saw a coyote -possibly one of the same ones? – at 40th & Dawson, just a block down the hill, just before 7 AM this morning while out walking my dog. It was chasing a rabbit down the hill and then turned and followed it south down 40th. Thankfully it ignored both of us in favor of chasing the rabbit, but it came within about 10 feet of us as came around the corner which was pretty unsettling.

NB May 19, 2026 (3:53 pm)

Coyote came through our back yard this morning. 40th SW near Findlay. First time seeing one in our neighborhood.

Karenr May 20, 2026 (9:12 pm)

A friend pulled into my driveway this morning and saw a coyote which was in the driveway then run up Arroyo Place. She said itt was young looking and quite healthy looking. I live in the Arroyos and haven’t seen a coyote here for about five years. Lots of rabbits here.