I would have to second Barb as likely a large dog.
It is interesting enough to return for confirmation though.
I just don't find the growl part sincere enough for Grey Wolf and too
low for coyote.
Rich
--- In Barb Beck <> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Microphones are not ears,
> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
> > Klas Strandberg
> >
> >
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