[Neighbors] "Your Wild America" right here in Nob Hill

[Jim Barrera]

Karen,
I saw a (the?) coyote at Marquette & Aliso a couple weeks ago one evening.
`jimb

On Sat, Nov 26, 2022, 9:12 AM kingkb via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Hello Neighbors!
>
> I’m thinking many of you already know about the wildlife that has moved
> into our area ~ and I’ve learned from a few conversations that not everyone
> does, so I thought I’d send out some info.
>
> We have ~ and enjoy ~ many roadrunners. For those who don’t know, they are
> carnivores, so when you see a lot of feathers scattered below a pole (or?
> I’ve seen them eating atop poles), they could well have been from a bird
> caught by a roadrunner. Maybe they also help with mice – they are described
> in one google search as “opportunistic carnivores”, with small mammals on
> the list.
>
> It’s been years since I first started hearing about raccoons in the hood ~
> and since I saw one on top of my shrubs. They are still with us.
>
> I’ve heard about squirrels and even rabbits. Recently, a neighbor thought
> she may have seen a fox in her yard.
>
> I’ve now had a skunk in my fenced backyard (near the corner of Hermosa and
> Marquette). Lucky for me, my dog had the good sense to bark and pursue at a
> good distance and did (eventually) listen to me and come inside. By the
> time I went back out, the skunk had disappeared. Turns out they can squeeze
> through the gap between the gate and fence post (web said 4 inches, but
> things can wiggle).
>
> We have had three coyote sightings within, I think, the last 4 to 6 weeks.
> Two were in the early morning hours (5:30-ish), one in the middle of the
> day. The mid-day encounter was reported by a woman who was walking her
> small dog. She picked up her dog and the coyote crossed the street, after
> having been behind her by, say 20 or 30 feet. These encounters happened on
> Roma, near Hermosa, and on Aliso (near as I know, south of Marquette).
>
> We also have wildlife above ground ~ owls and hawks, primarily Cooper’s
> hawks, though one of our bird-watching neighbors said he has spotted a few
> Red-tailed hawks in recent weeks or months.
>
> Please bear in mind that all of my share here is to the best of my
> recollection and understanding of things I’ve seen and heard.
>
> *Those of us with cats and/or small dogs may want to read up a bit on
> these animals so that we can take the best possible care of our 4-legged
> companions. Our pets are seen as prey by some (coyotes, red-tailed hawks,
> is what I'm aware of so far).*
>
> The city has info on *cabq.gov <http://cabq.gov>.* Just type in which
> animal you want to look up in the search bar to access each page. The
> search bar shows up on the lower right on the home page, then seems to
> migrate to the top for additional searches (at least on my laptop).
>
> For a starter, here’s a link for info on coyotes (spoiler alert – they can
> easily jump over a 6-foot fence):
>
>
> https://www.cabq.gov/environmentalhealth/urban-biology/urban-wildlife/coyotes
>
> Hope this has been helpful to at least some of you, and perhaps
> interesting to all :)
>
> All the best,
>
> Karen King
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