Salamander

Canis latrans - Coyote

LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Township); Wigney farm
DATE: 25 January 2007, TIME 2300-2400 hrs.
WEATHER: cold (approx. -18C), clear.
HABITAT: rural yard, spruce and pine plantation, oldfield meadows.
CREATURE: Canis latrans [Coyote]
COUNT: Several
LIFE_STAGE: adults & young
HOW_CAUGHT: heard, audio recording.
REMARKS: prolonged chorus of yipping, barking and howling that lasted approx. 2 minutes (or possibly longer before first noticed). This was followed by a couple of sporadic outbursts over the next 20 or so minutes. A second good chorus began about 30 minutes later, but was interrupted by the approach of a vehicle on the nearby road.
SOUND FILE: URL: http://magickcanoe.com/mammals/coyotes.m4a
WRITTEN ACCOUNT: on Burning Silo.
WRITTEN ACCOUNT: posted to Eastern Ontario Natural History listserve on January 25, 2007