After 19 years of living in this house on two acres on the Sammamish Plateau
(no, we haven't moved yet!) around noon yesterday we saw a BOBCAT chase a
squirrel up a tree right outside our kitchen window!! Over the years we've
seen raccoons, opposums, deer and one coyote but this is the first time we've
seen a BOBCAT. Got to wondering what they normally eat. Like most cats, do
they catch birds? Obviously they'll try for squirrel. Boy, was it fast! It
went up the tree like a shot! There's been so much development up here but
we still have 30 undeveloped acres behind me, I'm beginning to think all the
wildlife is living back there as I see many more critters now than I did when
I first moved here. I read about cougar sightings occasionally in the
newspaper. Maybe because they're smaller and less dangerous, bobcats don't
get as much attention? Would they kill a small pet? Are they rare? Just
wondering .............Joan Macdonald