Coyote Hit By Car Near Arlington Cemetery

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Okay, it's not exactly earth-shaking, but this was only the second coyote spotted in Arlington County, at least in modern times. Now, it's dead. Apparently it walked (loped?) across Memorial Bridge from Rock Creek Park in DC.

Other than the normal snow-related panic, no additional panic is required due to this incident.

Coyote Hit By Car Near Arlington Cemetery

by Ethan Rothstein — November 25, 2014 at 3:30 pm

The second-ever confirmed coyote in Arlington County was hit by a car on Route 110 last Friday morning.

According to Animal Welfare League of Arlington Chief Animal Control Officer Alice Burton, the coyote was struck at about 9:30 a.m. on Route 110 near Arlington National Cemetery.

The responding animal control officer — who works for AWLA, the county’s provider of animal control services — removed the coyote from the scene and brought it back to AWLA, where it had to be euthanized, Burton said.

Arlington’s only previous confirmed sighting of a coyote was in April 2012, courtesy of a wildlife camera set up in Potomac Overlook Regional Park. Other sightings reported by residents have either been foxes or dogs mistaken for coyotes, Burton said.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. haha for a minute there I thought you were talking about a different kind of Coyote

[Cleita]

2. If there was one, you can be sure there is a whole pack hiding back there. eom

They are the survivors. When we are gone there will be the cockroaches and coyotes that are left.

[elleng]

3. That would be one heckuva surprise!

WE saw one, when we visited the WEST, as in WYOMING!

[Hoppy]

4. We have seens several in northeast N.J.

[bikebloke]

5. I've seen foxes on both sides of the bridge.

But never coyotes. Despite all the buildings and highways, there are deer around there, as well as squirrels, rabbits and beavers. So they have a food source.

[appalachiablue]

6. Don't know about Arl. Cemetery area but friends had coyotes in N. Arl. backyards 3 years ago.

Same with relative in McLean on a wooded street not far from Chesterbrook Shop Ctr. & North Arl. Several years ago I saw one there in daytime, 10 am walking down a lane- tall, greyish, thought it was a really strange, worn out, thin dog. But it was a coyote or coywolf mix. There's also smaller, bushy red fox in that area. Concerned so I asked people, looked into it. Last year a cousin saw several at night in her Burke, Va. Tnhs. parking lot while walking her dog.
They go around in groups or packs sometimes esp. when food is scarce in late fall, winter.
An aggressive, hungry pack of 4-5 can take down a deer. Look online. We found much info. including videos of coyotes in action at night near parking lots, homes. They've moved from West to East over several decades & adapt well to both cities & suburbs-from Midwest backyards, to NYC Central Park & Tenn. Watch pets & food alone in yards, & small kids.

[frylock]

7. they're beautiful animals..

i frequently encounter them on my rides. there's a small pack that wander the trail on the slope out behind my house, upsetting all the neighborhood dogs. oddly, i rarely see any that have been hit by cars.