According to several references on the web, Aplodontia, or Mountain
Beaver, vocalizations are whining or sobbing sounds in response to
pain and a squeal or shrill whistle when agitated. The formerly
attributed "booming" sounds have been disproven.

Scott R a y

Yakima

On Jan 7, 2008 11:20 PM, amy schillinger <schillingera at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Tweeters,
> I will try and turn this question into a bird related topic by saying that
> I encountered it while listening to Barred and Great Horned Owls in my yard.
> I heard a strange noise in the fir trees about 30-40 feet up. It was very
> quiet high pitched whining followed by some pig like snorting.... I have
> been seeing raccoons in the yard recently, however, I do not recall them
> snorting. I have heard them "cooing" and making high pitched noises. My
> mother was recently woken up in the middle of the night to an owl killing a
> similarly sounding creature. (Although the squeeling/snorting/screaming
> sounds she described were much louder and horrifying to listen to) The only
> other animal I see regularly are opossums although they are usually silent.
> Does anyone have a guess about what I am hearing. It's a little bit creepy
> and I cannot spot the little buggers. LOL. Thanks for any help.
> Amy Schillinger
> Renton, WA
> schillingera at hotmail.com
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Scott R a y
Aflac District Coordinator
Yakima, WA
mryakima at gmail dot com