We wanted to share one more tale about the cougar who spent time in Magnolia before being caught early Sunday morning in Discovery Park.  While the cougar has now been relocated to Snohomish County, Magnolia Voice reader Karen sent us this story of a co-worker who saw him but never reported her sighting because she knew no one would believe her: 

My co-workers and I were discussing the cougar situation (the day after it was caught)…we are tour bus driver’s at Gray Line of Seattle and I’m personally interested in the subject, not only as a topic of narration for passengers, but because I live on Magnolia (on 36th near Bertona a few doors away from the alley sighting – luckily our 4 cats are strictly indoor). 
 
Anyway, my co-worker and friend Patty added her cougar sighting, which she never reported. Before the cougar was first reported in the news, she was sitting in her tour bus with 26 people on the Magnolia side of the locks. The cougar was across the street on the road (daylight hours) that comes down from the park, which is also a bike path. It looked at her (not afraid). She announced to the group that there was a bobcat over there…or perhaps a “what do you call those things….cougar?” None of the other passengers saw the thing, as this particular bus is designed more for sky viewing (glass top).
 
The cougar turned on it’s rather long tail, and walked up the bike path. Later, everyone at the bus yard convinced Patty that there are no cougars in Seattle, and she must have seen a dog.

We are sure there were lots of stories like this after the cougar was captured.  Makes us wonder how many other people may have seen the cougar while he was roaming here but never reported it because we all know there are no cougars in Magnolia.