Screaming
The weds. before Labor Day we were awakened by an uncanny screaming in the yard outside our home. It was between 4 and 5 AM and continued in bursts of 3 or 4 screams in succession followed by a pause of several minutes. This continued for about 30 mins. After we told friends about it …
A Majestic Animal in Westerly, RI
About two years ago, I was looking out my bedroom window which overlooks woods, fields, and wetlands. There, walking along haybales which my neighbor had set out to prevent run-off into the wetlands as he worked in his field, was a mountain lion which sauntered casually along the length of the bales. I had plenty …
Mountain Lion Sighting in Glastonbury
I spotted (what I firmly believe was) a mountain lion crossing the street while driving in Glastonbury on November 8, 2012. It was about 8:30 in the morning and was just west of the intersection of Neipsic Road and Brook Street. The cat was probably between 85 and 125 pounds. I called the DEEP the …
New Fairfield Siting
On Saturday morning September 22nd I looked out my kitchen window and saw a very large cat. I called my wife over in time to see it with me but not fast enough to get a picture. It was at least three feet tall and was walking across a log in the wetlands behind our …
Mountain Lion in Middlefield
We had a mountain lion walk Through our backyard this afternoon around 12:30pm. It was tannish in color. The body was around 3ft in length with a long tail. Based on pictures I have seen online it definitely was not a bobcat. Kind of frightening since my kids are usually outside playing in the yard …
dead mountain lion
On Sunday 9-30-12 at 11:00 am on Rte 159 in Suffield, a quarter of a mile north of the Windsor Locks line I saw a dead moutain lion in the road. I was rushing to get my daughters to church when it was laying in the middle of the road with blood coming out of …
Sighting in Colchester Nov. 14, 2012
I saw a large mountain lion crossing rt. 85 in Colchester at 3:25 pm. I was in my car and watch it for about 15-20 sec. No mistaking this for another animal. Large paws,huge shoulders,long tail. It was medium brown, about 2.5 ft tall as it sprinted. It’s length was about 5 ft. Excluding the …
Cougar/Mountain Lion in Sherman/ New Milford
Two years ago I saw a Mountain Lion / Cougar on Rte 37 in Sherman. It was fawn-colored, TALL, too tall to be anything else, long tail, jumped the road in two leaps, amazing to see… I was so surprised that I emergency-stopped the car on the side of the road… just in time to …
Granby, CT sighting
Just found this site after reading article in the Courant. Last March I saw what appeared to be a mountain lion run across the road about 50 feet in front of my car while I was traveling on Day St. An amazing sight!
cougar in sleeping giant
I live next to sleeping giant state park and hike regularly. on sunday October 14, 2012 at aproximately 4:30 pm I was finishing my hike on the horse trail and spotted a large cat crossing the trail about 100 feet in front of me. The cat was a solid color medium brown with a long …
Mtn. lion photo on display in Holland, MA
Bo, I live in Union, CT and the owner of Holland Market just over the line in Holland, MA displays wildlife photos. On his counter right now is a trail camera photo of a mountain lion on a deer by a deer feeding station which was allegedly taken in Royalston, MA (on the VT line). …
