What is this sound?
July 12, 2024 4:15 PM   Subscribe

Heard this sound in the Adirondack mountains recently at night. Very scary sounding. Bird call apps do not match. Any ideas?
posted by nothing.especially.clever to Science & Nature (7 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Fox.

It's almost always a fox and will NEVER be a fisher.
posted by ReluctantViking at 4:24 PM on July 12 [6 favorites]




Best answer: Seconding a fox.

If it sounds like a ghost getting murdered, it's a fox.

(I think it's an amazing sound but I agree it's really scary if you have no idea what it is. And still kind of scary if you do.)
posted by edencosmic at 4:47 PM on July 12 [4 favorites]


Michael McIntyre Is a UK comedian that has a whole stand up routine about how terrifying foxes sound.
posted by effluvia at 5:53 PM on July 12


ReluctantViking, why do you say that? I grew up in New England and we heard those sounds all the time, and would see fishers but not foxes..... Just curious if there's a notable difference or what...?
posted by carlypennylane at 7:39 PM on July 12




Fascinating - thank you, theory! Apparently the screams I heard growing up are foxes, not fishers. Mind blown. This just solidifies my desire to get a trail cam for the backyard woods!
posted by carlypennylane at 8:40 PM on July 12


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