Bobcat or fisher
Um well, porcupines can sound like that. I went to investigate one night the eeriest sound and it was two porcupines in a tree. Might have been romance, might have been war, but I was relieved it wasn’t a fawn caught up in wire.
Baby Bigfoot.
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Chupacabra? :winkgrin:
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After much research and careful discussion with a friend who also witnessed the sound, we are convinced the only thing it could be is zombies. :lol:
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Foxes make unbelievable sounds when they get together. Screaming, crying baby temper tantrum is pretty common.
I was amazed to discover the noise was foxes… was all set for zombies.
zombie foxes?
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Woke up at 2 am one morning to hearing what sounded like a child being murdered!!! turned out it was a cat in heat/ cats mating. it totally freaked me out.
Haven’t read the whole thread yet but if no one has suggested it, try these. If the link has already been posted, my apologies!
Ok, I’ll play. First, I’ve been told by a nature expert from the Maine woods that fisher cats are not proven to make any sounds. And that the sound of a woman screaming is the gray fox (or red fox?). According to him, when claims are made about fisher cats, no one can say that they actually saw the fisher cat make the sound. Instead they hear the sound, then soon after see a fisher cat in the area. He said they don’t have physical evidence in their body to make sound (like vocal cords, or whatever the animal equivalent is.)
Anyway, if it is a dramatic sound, of varying notes and screeching, then I would say fox.
If it is a lower single raspy pitched RAAANT RAAANNT, but REALLY LOUD, then I don’t know what the heck it is, but I hear it ALL THE TIME!
A dying rabbit. Screams like a baby.
screech owl. Little bird BIG sound. I had one outside my bedroom. Woke up in the middle of the night and ran outside because I was convinced someone was up in a tree torturing a baby.
Okay, I was sound asleep! But several of my neighbors came out too, so I wasn’t the only one!
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Around here… there is an animal that is LOUD and sounds just like a crying baby or distressed person…
PEACOCKS!
No idea if you have any around you, but farms around here are known to have them, and quite a few get lose and become feral. Just this morning while on my commute I heard a screach of a peacock from up in a tree.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, this was my first thought too. Horrible sound to hear in the middle of the night when you have to walk outside in the middle of nowhere Wyoming to get to the toilet!
Martina- That’s VERY interesting to know about the misattributed sound!
As for your “RAAANT” … is it a nighthawk?
I am still on the fence - could be a fox (or foxES), could be screech owls. I’m leaning towards the owls simply because I listened to ALL their calls online and I am convinced I have them based on their more standard, non-creepy call. However, also listened to a bunch of the fox calls and they sound a little more like the creepy factor.
Have not yet ruled out zombies, either.
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You got a big selection to choose from :0)
Got any goats around? The police came out the other day because a neighbor heard a child calling for help…sigh. Those darn baby goats from next door keep getting out and then start hollerin for mommy.
We have barn owls that sound like something being killed… or looking for its lost mother depending on who is doing the calling. Check out their calls too. Our screech owls, well, don’t “screech”. If you haven’t already found it, this is a great guide to owl calls.
I think you have a ghost. :eek:
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A red fox, a Fisher Cat, or an Ermine
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After much research and careful discussion with a friend who also witnessed the sound, we are convinced the only thing it could be is zombies. :lol:[/QUOTE]
This is the best thing I’ve read today :lol:
