What animal could this be???

[autumnprairie]

We have fisher-cat up in this area. They seriously sound like someone being brutalized. It is very creepy if you don't know what it is. I am not sure if fisher-cat are in your area or not. (p.s. they are not cats at all)

You can google different animal sounds by name of animal and maybe get a good idea. I did that with a noise I was sure was a fox one time, but had to double check just to make sure.

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[jbreithaupt]

I would guess a panther or bob catch. Panthers will dig a hole and scream into it making it seem further away than they actually are. First time I heard one, I had nightmares!! It really is a hair-raising, knee knocking sound.

 

[Trigoat&pbrlover]

I don't think panthers live here in NC I have not heard it again, thank goodness

 

[elevan]

Bobcat or mountain lion, if they're in your area.

x2 I've heard them - sounds like a highpitched womans scream

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[Baymule]

You could always read up on cougars. We got 'em here in Texas. Their scream is unmistakable. Try youtube for predator calls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKw4OFAu1WM


http://www.cougarfund.org/naturalhistory/range/

 

[breezy B ranch]

I vote bobcat or mountain lion also. I live out on several acres in Az and have heard both at one time or the other and they sure send chills up my spine!

 

[babsbag]

I vote for Mountain Lion (panther). I think they are in every state in No America. I have an electronic deivce that makes the mountain lion call every 8 minutes all night long. Supposed to keep the coyotes away. My neighbors asked to me to turn it off as it scares their little boy. Funny thing is I did turn it off when I got my LGD. Now they complain about the dog barking. I wonder which they would rather have?

Anyways, it is a sound you will never forget once you hear it.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

A fox most likely. We have a pair living in our area and the visit the yard sometimes in the mornings. They make the eeriest calls!

 

[someone]

I heard the same sound and when I investigated, I found it was one rabbit trying to mate the other of the same gender. The rabbit on the bottom was screaming in pain. A seperate cage solved that problem, but it was certainly the most erie, unsettling sound I have ever heard. I also heard it while fishing on the river early one morning. I guess some preditor was about to have breakfast of bunny.

 

[Karma]

I think cat when I hear "scream" ie, mountain lions/cougars and Bobcats. Cougars are unlikely as most (22) eastern states consider them extirpated though some states on the east coast have a high incidence of releases of illegally kept animals or roaming animals from populations elsewhere so it could be possible but is probably unlikely. I think Bobcat is more likely.

Anyway because no one mentioned it there is also a type of owl that "screeches" (screech owl). I had a pretty terrifying moment this morning getting our of my car at 6am after dropping my husband off at work when I heard a horrible screaming sound really close. Felt like an idiot to find out the terrifying sound was just a harmless bluejay that was very upset at a chipmunk eating from his feeder.