Udall's Cove Preserve in Little Neck, Queens, NYC is where all of my research has been conducted. Although small it is largely inaccessible with few trails (all established trails are in the far Northern and Southern sections of the preserve) and with abundant, thick growth throughout. The reason it caught my attention is because the Long Island Railroad runs through the Northern end of the preserve. It has been theorized that Coyotes from Westchester County and the Bronx travel along railways into Queens. This is essentially the only way the Locust Manor LIRR coyote would have been able to get to it's location. I browsed railroad trackway maps to see where they adjoined with parks and Udall's Cove fit the criteria. I don't believe Udall's Cove is host to a resident Coyote(s). Based on known Coyote territory requirements it may be too small, hence it is my belief that the preserve and railway act as a corridor for travel to and from other locations. Udall's Cove is close to Alley Pond Park, Coastal Marshes, a cemetery, and a golf driving range (rabbit habitat). As previously mentioned I am the first to officially document Red Fox living in this park.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/greening/nature-preserves/site?FWID=33
On 11/22/15, I saw a coyote walk across Northern Boulevard from the end of Udall's Cove toward the church like it was a pedestrian in a cross walk. It was about 8:00 pm.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. How did you identify it as a coyote?
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