To my ears you can rule out fox and coyote. Bigger critter. Both much
higher pitched. Some big wolf like dog would be my guess but that is
all it is. Once heard a Lab we had give a similar howl in his sleep- we
woke the poor beast up from his obviously majestic dream with our
laughing. Not right for any of our wolves up here and I think you are
rather short of the four legged versions of them down your way. Here in
Alberta I have been able to hear wolf, fox and coyote quite a bit.
Barb Beck
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Stan wrote:
> I recorded this howl on the 4th of April. I live along a creek in
> Central Illinois. The creek is wooded but the area is primarily
> agricultural.
>
> My equipment is a Marantz PMD 670 solid state recorder and Audio-
> Technica Pro 37 R cardioid condenser microphone and was simply placed
> in my back yard. This howl woke me up and this is the sound that I
> recorded:
>
> http://www.stancourtney.com/sounds/04.04.2006IllinoisHowl.mp3
>
> I have had suggestions about it being a coyote, coy-dog or fox. I have
> heard lots of those animals but nothing like this. I did not know if
> we have anyone in the group with special knowledge with these animals.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stan Courtney_Central Illinois
>
> http://www.stancourtney.com
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> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
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