Date: 8/20/25 5:43 am From: Bill Duffy <dill.buffy...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Unknown animal
Porcupine. It's getting close to their mating season (late Sept - Oct) and
this is an unhappy female telling a potential suitor to buzz off. Males
make a similar but lower-pitched call when arguing with other males.
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 11:11:23 PM UTC-4 <jackso......> wrote:
> Hoping someone can identify what animal is making this sound. I’ve been
> hearing them from my living room window and back deck from roughly
> 10:30-11pm. I had a Barred Owl calling not long after so I was able to put
> the audio clip on an eBird checklist. Definitely sounds distinctly
> different than any young Barred Owl I’ve ever heard. From through the
> window I thought they were Blue Jays at first. Thanks in advance,
>
> -Dylan Jackson
> Wilmot
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S268341690 >
> Sent from my iPhone
>