In the city limits in the past 10 years I have seen the following native
mammals:

Harbor Seal
California Sea Lion
River Otter
Coyote (Georgetown!)
Black Tailed Deer (Carkeek - this was maybe 11 years ago, trying to find
record)
Pacific Water Shrew - Montlake
Trowbridges Shrew - Discovery Park
Pacific Mole
Big Brown Bat (in attic of a home I was looking at buying in Madrona)
Silver Haired Bat (in friends bat house - Madison Park)
Northern Flying Squirrel (crawled into a friends car and died in Mapleleaf)
Beaver (Montlake cut)
Northern Pocket Gopher (Discovery Park)
Deer Mouse (maniculatus - Sand Point)

Also Orca, Grey Whale and Pacific White sided dolphin off shore

Reported in the press:
Black Bear just last year



Rob Conway
Newcastle, WA

robin_birder at hotmail.com





>From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
>To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle vertebrates
>Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:57:25 -0700
>
>Hi, tweeters.
>
>The discussion of slug-eating garter snakes reminded me that I had wanted
>to ask this question of the tweeters group. I've been interested in urban
>biodiversity for a long time (although I spend as much time as possible
>out of the city!) and have often asked this question of myself.
>
>How many species of herps (amphibians and reptiles) and mammals now live
>within the Seattle city limits? I think this would be a good indicator of
>biodiversity in a large city with not a whole lot of native habitat
>remaining.
>
>I'd be interested in hearing about what native species of these three
>vertebrate classes have been seen within the city in the last, say, ten
>years. I'm not interested in what someone has seen in downtown Issaquah or
>Snohomish, just within Seattle city limits. In my yard in Maple Leaf, the
>only native mammals that are resident are Raccoons. I have also seen Big
>Brown Bats and one or more species of myotis (bats) overhead, but bats are
>less evident than they were when we moved to this address in 1991. When we
>first moved in, there were Coyotes in the neighborhood, but I haven't
>seen/heard one in a decade. No other mammals, and no amphibians or
>reptiles.
>
>We have E. Gray Squirrels, Virginia Opossums, and Norway and Black Rats
>among the non-natives. When I go to Montlake Fill, I typically see
>Nutrias, Bullfrogs, and 2-3 non-native turtle species but no native herps
>or mammals. The conclusion is inescapable that we are replacing natives
>with non-natives (I guess that's been the case for our own species).
>
>Feel free to respond to me and/or the tweeters list. I will compile a list
>of species and share it. Perhaps Gene Hunn knows how many species of birds
>have been reported in the city in that same time interval!
>
>Dennis
>-----
>Dennis Paulson
>1724 NE 98 St.
>Seattle, WA 98115
>206-528-1382
>dennispaulson at comcast.net
>


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