What made this noise?

[2rocky]

 

[Elkdog]

 

[tarheel]

I was going to suggest that. We also called them "bullbats" Scary noise when you don't know what it is.

We call them the same thing in Eastern NC. They'll often show up in widely dispersed groups containing dozens right at dusk.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Maybe... I heard one of these making this "monkey call" about a week ago. We recorded it and took a while of searching to find and example of what owl it is and confirm it was the owl making the noise.

 

[OntarioHunter]

We call them the same thing in Eastern NC. They'll often show up in widely dispersed groups containing dozens right at dusk.

Interesting that they make that frightening racket with wing feathers, not their throats.