More Coyote Sightings Around Decatur
Decatur Metro | November 12, 2010 | 11:33 amBe aware! Decatur Heights Dad wrote in a couple days back…
While making a late night/ early morning (4am) run to the N. Decatur Rd CVS, I spotted 2 baby coyotes crossing Winn Way. They were leaving the rear of some homes in Sycamore Ridge and making their way over to the DeVry Campus.
2 things that immediately crossed my mind:
1) Where there are babies, clearly there are parents, and
2) Perhaps they’re just scouting a Decatur location for their pub, Coyote Ugly. da duh duh…thank you, thank you…I’ll be here all week..
Then this morning on the Clairmont Heights Civic Association blog…
From a neighbor: On October 30th, three coyotes were spotted near the intersection of N. Superior and N. Decatur. Neighbors who have outdoor pets should be informed so they can be brought in at night.
Is there security at the empty Devry campus? I wonder if a broken window or two has made it accessible to coyotes
Sounds like anthropomorphism here. What make you think they want inside any building? Their habitat is outdoors, they just need access to water and of course food, which is plentiful (everyone’s outdoor cats). I don’t own a cat, but I am continuously amazed by those that love their pets and yet give them free range of the neighborhoods.
I definitely don’t want to sound like I’m playing the blame game, but I have been curious about the same thing.
I’ve seen plenty of animals make use of any sheltered space for a den before.
What is all this folderol about coyotes…? Why is it that nobody has any issues with older men-younger women scenarios, but as soon as anyone gets wind of an older woman-younger guy… oh, wait. Did you say “coyote” ? Never mind….
Funny. Nicely done.
Coyotes can be especially dangerous if they have rabies or an Acme-brand anvil.
True. That’s why our roadrunner’s days as an outdoor bird are over.
Until the city does something about all these railroad tracks and connected green-ways, this will be an ongoing problem. Please contact your local politician and have them stop these undesirable gateways which promote the easy travel of wild, vicious, rabid, zombie animals into our community.
***DISCLAIMER*** – The above statement may have included humor that some people didn’t understand….zombie coyotes…puh-leaze!
I spoke with a couple good friends that are park rangers in Tennessee and according to them and some other researchers I found online: one of the best deterrents for coyotes are motion-sensor lights, supposedly they hate them and will avoid an area that has them.
I live on Sycamore Drive and have noticed lots of signs for missing cats lately….
Coyote was spotted in the green way just south of the Agnes Scott campus about two weeks ago, 11 pm. Right by the bike path on Green St.
We were walking our dogs late the other night on Sycamore Drive and saw what looked like a coyote dart across the street slightly ahead of us and head down Bridlewood. Of course we and our wee dogs darted inside.
Yikes, I would have wee wee’d myself!
We live on Mt Vernon Dr, close to Sycamore, and were woken up last weekend to the HOWLING of coyotes. Scary and felt like we were living out West. My next door neighbor immediately banged pots to let them know humans were around and this wasnt a safe place to hang out. We thought it sounded like at least three of them, one with a babyish howl. Also lots of missing cat signs over here.
I heard what might have been a coyote pup early this morning around Sycamore, but it was much too brief for me to be sure. Of course, I immediately rang the yard bell and told our dogs to come inside for cookies.
Here’s how young coyotes sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsQRNBm4_z4. They’re fascinating animals. I hope that the family stays safe and can be relocated to a wildlife area soon.
I hope that the family stays safe and can be relocated to a wildlife area soon.
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According to the urban wildlife specialist that gave a presentation at an Oakhurst N’hood Assn meeting a couple of years ago, remove a coyote family from a habitat and another will immediately take its place.
They’re here (and have been here for a while, actually), and we need to adapt.
Coyotes & connected greenways are a good thing. The greenways are wildlife habitat. Keep your cats inside,deal with it or animal control will. That happens to be a law. Coyotes help control non-native species & house cats are non native. Feral cats have no problem with coyotes. Coyotes are a native species. Elk & mountain lions once were here as well. It warms my soul to see a coyote loping down a street. That is a real good sign.
Coyotes are not a native species to the Eastern US. Originally indigenous to the mid- and south-west they only began moving into the southeast in the past 50 years.
No housecat, domesticated or feral, is a native species and all of them make a delicious snack for coyotes. But what’s bad for cats can be good for birds, so let’s pick sides now – http://www.doublex.com/blog/oystersgarter/wile-e-coyote-roadrunner-are-total-bffs
Good for birds, unless you live in a chicken coop.
Yep, life is much better & more interesting in the city with coyotes around. I have seen some feral cats I doubt a coyote would mess with. Same with having green wild edges. Art Leopold had something to say about the value of fence rows. Same applies here.
I looked out the window at 10:45 last night, and saw one coyote crossing the street, headed toward our apartment complex. (Less than a mile from downtown Bremen) He continued on his way on the railroad tracks, while another appeared out of nowhere right behind the neighbors parked cars. He stayed on the grass and headed in the same direction as the other one. I don’t think I’ll be walking my little dog that late anymore!