Central Park Coyote Spotted Again!

While bald eagles fly over Fairway in Harlem, and rabid raccoons run rampant in Central Park... we can't help but wonder what's become of the coyote in the area. We've received several more reports of sightings; one three days ago at 5:30 p.m., another two days ago in the afternoon... and now a NY Times reader has sent in some great photographs of the little guy! The UWS resident spotted him walking past the pond in Central Park on Tuesday when "the animal came out of the Hallett Nature Sanctuary and walked across the frozen pond several times. It seemed timid and skittish and kept retreating back to the sanctuary—avoiding humans? It kept a watchful eye on me." The Parks Department still hasn't responded to our requests for comment about the coyote, so since he's still out there—why don't we give him a name? The 2006 Central Park coyote (RIP) was named Hal.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on February 5, 2010 5:03 PM

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Lilith198

She is a female. I'm calling her Madison (after the street). She is beautiful!

Aimee

I saw him at the bottom of the park where the playground is on Thursday night around 7:30pm. The park was pretty deserted, and there he was! My heart skipped a few beats...

Robot

I saw this guy earlier today (about 7:30 AM). He was walking across the frozen pond and up the hill towards Grand Army Plaza. He was moving very cautiously.

Mr. Shankly

Wiley, of course.

MrManhattan

Does anyone know if Whole Foods sells free range roadrunners?

henryhamilton

I,ve seen most all of the pictures, and this looks like a good sized Coyote. Many east coast coyotes have wolf DNA, and in general weigh more than a western state version.