Wild animal in Virginia that sounds like monkey cackling/laughing?
I'm here hunting turkey in Virginia and I keep hearing unidentifiable sounds that I'm pretty sure are not turkey.
One of the most common one is something like a monkey (chimp) cackling/laughing. It's usually 16 equally pitched notes in a 4/4 beat: ka-ka-ka-ka times 4. It's probably a bird.
Do you know what animal this could be? Can you provide links to examples of the sound?
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Grey squirrels make a surprising range of sounds, including quite a loud one sometimes called barking, but repetitive and rather like a cackling at times. This video collects a few of them; you might want to skip to about 3:40.
Your Eastern Gray Squirrel is the same species as we have (introduced) in the UK. They make these alarm calls from in trees (sometimes high and not easily seen) so give the impression of birds until you catch them in the act.
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Try listening to the sounds/songs/calls on these two pages.
I would bet on the second one bird. But, the first one is worth listening to.
The first one on this page labeled "song": https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/sounds
The first two on this page labeled "Wuk": https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/sounds
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