Wildlife sightings in the neighborhood.
August 29th, 2010
Where: 26004 S.E. 158th Street
A large animal knocked down all garbage cans and recycling cans and dragged 1 can almost to the neighbors. We think it was a bear based on the mess and the fact that all the cans were full and very heavy.
August 24th & 25th, 2010
Where: 255th Ave SE
On the evening of August 24th we were eating dinner on the deck and a medium sized black bear walked through our property. It looked at us and just kept moving up the small hill behind our yard.
Around 10pm on August 25th, we could hear the bear through the trees as we walked from our garage. our trash bin, next to the garage, was knocked over and our dog was alerting us to it.
August 21st, 2010
Where: 256th
Medium size black bear in backyard around 3:00 p.m. No confrontation even with a dog and cat outside on the back deck. Wandered away into woods after watching me for a while.
August 13th, 2010
Where: Corner of 256th & 152nd
At 1:10 a.m., the motion detector turned on the garage light outside my bedroom and woke me up twice. The first time, it was a deer. The second time it was a big black BEAR drinking at my birdbath, then he came down the rock wall and sauntered across the driveway. I could hear him breathing.
August 11th, 2010
Where: 263rd Ave SE and 154th
We just saw a bear dig through the neighbor’s gargage can, located next to their garage.
August 4 and 7th, 2010
Where: 159th Pl.
A bear sited,
Aug 4, Noon
Aug 7, 9:30pm.
August 1-3, 2010
Where: 14953 256th Ave. S.E.
A bear decided to break into the trash can. We locked the top down the next day but the bear didn’t like it and really knocked the can around. Our can is now in the garage. Hope the bear goes away. This one looked bigger than the one we saw a month ago but it was dark and by flashlight everything is big and scary.
July 27, 2010
Where: 256th Ave. at 157th Ste SE
My neighbor called to let me know they saw a medium sized black bear in our backyard by our play structure this morning around 9am. It was alone, and just “passing through” as it headed down toward 255th AVE SE.
July 7, 2010
Where: 256th Ave SE
Small black colored bear sashaying through our front yard. No problems but kind of scary. Bear was about 2.5 ft at the shoulders.
May 9, 2010
Where: 156th Pl
I saw a Bobcat in our back yard, it ran off into the greenbelt as soon as it noticed me watching him.
May 1, 2010
Where: Near Mirrormont Park
Raccoon with distemper (staggering, crusty eyes) in the road near the park. I’ve emailed a request to King County Animal control to come and get it (made numerous calls too but unable to reach a real person to help) **highly contagious to dogs**
October 27, 2009
Where: 266 th Ave SE
We saw a black bear this morning out on our patio. He ran away before we could do anything.