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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: qmnonic on January 01, 2009, 11:14:00 PM

Title: Coyote - 401 and Allen Expressway
Post by: qmnonic on January 01, 2009, 11:14:00 PM

While entering the collector lanes of the eastbound 401 from the Northbound Allen Expressway, I spotted a Coyote walking in the grass to the south.  I spotted it today (2009/01/01), mid morning - approximately 10:30am.

The coyote was spotted about 50 feet south of marker B on this google map (http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&saddr=Allen+Rd+N%2FWilliam+R+Allen+Rd+N&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FQTNmgId5ulD-w%3BFUhEmwIdXcdD-w&mra=mr&mrcr=0&sll=43.729212,-79.443469&sspn=0.005287,0.006909&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17).

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Post by: frozenice7885 on January 01, 2009, 11:42:42 PM

thats where I saw one in september

Title: Coyote - 401 and Allen Expressway
Post by: Dean on January 09, 2009, 09:44:11 PM

I have seen one there several times since mid-December, ususally early to mid-morning from the southbound Allen to eastbound 401 collectors. If you have an opportunity and its safe to, you can see the tracks/trails in the snow.

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Post by: Pat Hodgson on January 12, 2009, 03:32:18 PM

this coyote was mentioned on the traffic report on CBC radio a few days ago

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Post by: Axeman on January 12, 2009, 05:05:16 PM

What'd they say?

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Post by: Pat Hodgson on January 13, 2009, 03:56:59 PM

they said a coyote was walking near the roadside at that location

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Post by: qmnonic on January 13, 2009, 05:49:39 PM

A friend of mine overlooks the location and has been sighting it often recently.  Not sure if this is a new development, or old development.  But it's now a relatively common sighting.

Title: Coyote's and Fox
Post by: Napper on January 17, 2009, 01:15:37 PM

Hey Guys

Coyotes in that area is not unusual.  For years they have caused the delay of flights from Downsview airfield.

A few years back the first flight of the Global express was delayed by Coyotes on the runway. A support vehicle was dispatched to move them on..

There is also a family of Foxes living on the base. I saw three at once behind the hangers early morning a few weeks back. I see their tracks in fresh snow all of

the time.

Napper :D

p.s. There are also Kestrel's, Redtail hawks, Rough legs (on occasion), Norther Harriers (2007 fall), Short Eared Owl (winter 2007), Coopers hawk (summer 2007) and snow buntings (winter  2007) and I forgot the large population of Ground hogs.