Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. WSW wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 52. WSW wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming SW 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
PFC: 10:20am; AFD: 8:51am
Wed, January 6, 2010 6:46pm
Anneliese Ågren
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Were there additional reports near airport, and across Highway 1?
Thu, January 7, 2010 7:21am
Barry Parr
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This was the only report I’ve received. In the past, it has been suggested that “mountain lion” sightings in this area are actually bobcats:
https://coastsider.com/index.php/site/news/mountain_lions_often_turn_out_to_be_bobcats/
Thu, January 7, 2010 7:43am
Anneliese Ågren
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And with the occasional off-leash dog on the bluff trail above, a possible sighting of a Golden Retriever? :P
Sorry to be cheeky, but our California Cougar is seen less and less in the past 30 years due to their shrinking wilderness. A cougar could not cross busy Highway 1 without notice.
When someone sights a tawny puma, THEY WILL KNOW its a puma. Usually these cats remain unseen, unless someone is prey. The attack provides confirmation of a “mountain lion sighting.”
We see more wildlife lingering around Popeye’s Chicken at 92/1, than at Pillar Ridge.
Thu, January 7, 2010 10:52am
Jackie O’Reilly
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Why do people in this area always dismiss mountain lion sightings as bobcats, golden retrievers, etc. I think most people know the difference between these animals and it’s insulting to their intelligence. I was actually fortunate enough to see a bobcat just this morning on Sunshine Valley Road and they’re unmistakable with their short tail, pointy ears, etc. Mountain lions are not as elusive as once thought. Due to the shrinking of their habitat, there have been several sightings in residential areas throughout Woodside, Portola Valley and La Honda in the last few years. I believe these sightings are indeed credible. On another note, they are capable of crossing Highway 1 via storm drains and/or creek beds.
Thu, January 7, 2010 11:05am
Lisa Ketcham
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Bobcats have been sighted numerous times and photographed at Pillar Ridge, in back yards on the west side bordering the open space and around the community center.
Tue, January 12, 2010 9:52am
Anneliese Ågren
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“Why do people in this area always dismiss mountain lion sightings?”
1. Determine if your area is truly considered “mountain lion habitat.” Typically, mountain lion habitat is where deer are found. Deer are not plentiful west of Highway 1. Additionally, MLs prefer deer and other game to people. We smell bad to the ML.
2. Mountain Lions like dense vegetation and are better at hiding than humans are at detecting their presence. Mountain Lions are found dusk to dawn, but prefer the night.
3. from this website: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/lion/lion_faq.html
If I live in mountain lion habitat, how concerned should I be for my safety?
Statistically speaking, a person is one thousand times more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a mountain lion.
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There is more romanticization and myth-making of wildlife by those who have moved to a rural area, than by those who were born and raised in the area. Typically, any “sightings” will be “witnessed” by <u>newcomers</u>.
Rest easy, here is a list of *verified* mountain lion attacks since 1890: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/lion/attacks.html (Note: Not many for over 100 years of population growth.)
Until 1990, mountain lions were legally hunted. Mountain Lions are listed as “specially protected” due to presumably low numbers remaining.
If anyone is to want to learn more about mountain lions, please also know about Margaret Wentworth Owings: http://www.cspra.com/owings.html
Information on mountain lions is rampant on the internet, do some searches to read such goodies as:
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=vpc8
and
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1080521/index.htm
and
http://www.cougarfund.org/conservation/timeline/
and the best:
http://www.mountainlion.org/index.asp
Sat, January 16, 2010 3:35pm
Anneliese Ågren
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Check it out, for your mountain lion sighting pleasure:
http://fwix.com/santa_cruz/share/d801049d76/mountain_lion_comes_back_for_seconds_kills_baby_goat