Update 4:22 p.m.: This story has been updated since it was originally published. Scroll down to the bottom for the additions.

Since we reported yesterday that two coyotes were seen in Queen Anne over the holiday weekend, many more readers have emailed us with news of sightings. The coyotes are thought to be the same two that have been roaming around Magnolia over the last two months (one of which attacked a small dog just last week). But, as indicated by the map below, it seems the coyotes are moving freely around the neighborhood. Over the last two days the coyotes have been spotted in Magnolia, and the west, east and south slopes of Queen Anne hill.
View Coyote Sightings – Jan 2010 in a larger map

Four of the recent sightings in Queen Anne and Magnolia were just today. Katie says she saw one of the coyotes – she believes it was the female one – outside her apartment building on Taylor and Galer on the east side of the hill this morning at around 6:30 a.m. – the farthest sighting yet, assuming the coyotes came from Discovery Park. She wrote,

It just stood there looking at me and my dog. Didn’t do anything…It was going South, so down the hill towards the QFC…Just thought people on the eastern slope of Queen Anne should be warned.

Another reader, Patricia, wrote in to report a sighting back in Magnolia a little while later.

Neighbors sighted the Magnolia-Queen Anne coyote loping along the street in the 2500 block of 25th Avenue West about 8 am this morning (January 20). We have been alerting pet owners, activating phone trees and calling Fish and Wildlife for advice and assistance. The coyote was last seen cutting east down through the driveways, alleys and lots toward Gilman Avenue.

There also may have been a third sighting on Monday, in addition to the two we reported on, this time on the south side of the hill. Reader Justin said he spotted what could have been a coyote just a few blocks up from Mercer St. at around 6 p.m. on January 18.

I saw what looked like a dog with a short, blunt tail on W Aloha and 1st Ave W (behind Bayview Manor). It was dark out so hard to see. I though it was a raccoon or something, and tried to get a better look (I actually stopped the car out of curiosity), but it got away. I have never seen a coyote in person before, so can’t say for sure this was one — but it definitely was not a dog.

Our anonymous tipster who came across one of the coyotes Monday wrote that the police officer she spoke to said the department generally does not set bait traps for coyotes because there are too many of them to catch.

He also said that they hope to have it taken care of in the next couple of days. He didn’t say how they planned to do that. I asked him if coyotes go after children and he said usually not, but he mentioned the attack in Bellevue and he said that this male coyote was unusually aggressive.

Read more information on what to do if you come across a coyote here. If you see one of the coyotes, send details and pictures to tips@queenanneview.com, or post in the comments below so we can add the sighting to the map.

Update 4:22 p.m.: After publishing, two more readers wrote in with additional information of sightings, activity from the Department of Fish & Wildlife, and a picture of one of the coyotes.

Reader Dan Cabacungan managed to snap this picture of one of the coyotes with his phone this morning at approximately 7:30 a.m. on 4th Ave W, a block and a half south of McGraw. He wrote,

The coyote was walking in the middle of the sidewalk toward my dog and I, and cut across to the other side of the street when we were about 25 yards away…He didn’t make any aggressive moves or appear to be stalking/hunting, but that could have been because my dog is a 90 lb. German Shepherd. If I’d been walking a teacup poodle I might not have whistled to get the coyote’s attention for a photo. I’d estimate the coyote to be 50-60 lbs, but taller and lighter on his toes compared to how a similarly-sized dog would move. Oh, and the coyote clearly had no fear of being seen by humans (either that, or I’m very, very stealthy when I walk my dog). Like I said, he was just trotting down the middle of the sidewalk on a sunny morning. I think he moved to the other side of the street not out of fear, but just to be polite. Still, I wouldn’t leave Fluffy the Shih Tzu or Mittens the cat outside and unattended for too long knowing that this wily one is on the prowl.

Tipster Katie, who also came across a coyote this morning outside her east-slope building, wrote in to report that her apartment manager saw Fish and Wildlife representatives poking around the premises today, likely looking for the animals. She wrote,

Hopefully no one gets hurt. My apartment complex is posting up signs warning people, pet owners especially, of the coyotes.

Update 7:45 p.m.: Reader Ann Ciecko also spotted the coyote this morning, just before 6 a.m., a few blocks from Seattle Center on Roy St., before it headed north up the hill on 4th. She sent in this picture and noted that the animal seemed startled by the cars, one of which honked at it. She wrote,

It didn’t make any aggressive moves toward me at all; if anything, it seemed scared.

The two coyotes that have been roaming around Magnolia for the last couple of months may have made their way over to Queen Anne. One reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, has written in to report two sightings on the west side of the hill yesterday, Monday, January 18.

(Photo taken from previous sighting via sister-site, MagnoliaVoice, courtesy of reader Ginni Wilson who spotted the coyote in the front yard of her Magnolia home.)

Our tipster wrote,

I saw a large male coyote last night at 5:30pm at 12th Ave West and Gilman heading toward 15th Ave. It appeared to be looking for food. Spoke with a police officer and he said there are two coyotes, one male and one female, living near the Interbay Golf Center and the male is aggressive and has killed at least two dogs. Spoke with another neighbor in QA that lives near 10th and she found a coyote yesterday morning, she believes it was the smaller female one, on the other side of her picket fence nose to nose with her dog. She scared it away by spraying it with water from her garden hose.

We haven’t confirmed whether or not the coyotes have in fact been responsible for killing two dogs. One small dog was attacked by one of the coyotes in Magnolia last week, and although vets initially thought she wouldn’t make it, she has pulled through and – after over $1,000 in vet bills (generously covered by two anonymous donors) – is recovering well.

Although coyote attacks on domestic animals are considered highly uncommon, the recent sightings and the fact that the two coyotes roaming the area don’t seem to be shy around people at all, leaves some concern for the safety of pets and small children. According to wildlife officials, there were no documented coyote attacks on people in the state until April, 2006, when the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife had to euthanize two coyotes who bit two young children in Bellevue. It is believed this unusually aggressive behavior may be a result of coyotes being fed by people, which is why official urge residents to never give them food, even inadvertently. To avoid attracting a coyote, never leave pet food outside, secure your garbage containers, compost and gardens, and pick up fallen fruit and spills from bird feeders. It is also recommended that small pets, including outdoor cats, are brought into the house as much as possible, especially at night.

Read more information on what to do if you come across a coyote here. You can read the Seattle Times coverage of the recent sightings here. And if you see one of the coyotes around the neighborhood, comment below, or email us information and pictures to tips@queenanneview.com