We had seen foxes and heard the scream once, but not together. So we know there were at least two foxes. One set of eyes remained and it screamed at us a few more times before disappearing. We could barely see it illuminated by the park street lights. The first pair of eyes disappeared and shortly Lexi spotted a red fox bounding from cover about 100 yards away and disappearing down by the pond. It must be that it shuts it’s eyes while screaming. A second pair of “headlights” appeared beside it and when it screamed again, the lights went out. Then it retreated into the brush but we could see its eyes blazing at us. Its ears came together on top of its head when it screamed. After reaching cover it kept coming out to look at us, then going back in. It let out the scream above, once or twice while we followed. My Golden Retriever Lexi spotted a red fox in our Alexandria VA city park last night and we followed it to the edge of the woods. When he saw me one time – he quickly ran away, so I don’t think he would attack, but again, I’m out there with my dog in the dark all the time just in case. They can be loud – sounds like a woman crying almost. I think this fox walks around my home all the time and I’ve heard some scarey noises late at night similar to this red fox sound. It’s fenced, but I’ve seen a red fox walk right by our fence and that’s a little too close for comfort. I fear these creatures because my dogs is a little dachshund and I have to literally stand out in my yard at night while she does her business for fear a hawk or owl might swoop down and attack her. He was thin as they all seem to be, but he wasn’t acting wild or rabid. Several months ago, (late Spring, early summer) I saw a red fox very early in the morning like he was late getting back to his den. It scared me as it sounded so eery – my dog barks at the owl sound, but she only growled at the screeching sound. Weird thing was, a hoot owl starting hooting right after the fox made its sound when I was out tonight. I’ve seen red foxes off and on, so I’m sure this is what I’m hearing now that I have heard the sound at this sight. I was hearing a similar noise these last few days as my house is near some woods here in FL. If you randomly get whiffs of skunk during daylight, or when none near are dead on the road, you undoubtedly have a fox den nearby! Best of luck with your noisy nighttime neighbors, the sounds should stop within a matter of days or weeks at most! Foxes mark territory with scent as well, and their dens often are very similarly scented to that of a skunk odor. Foxes can be very quiet and sneaky, and are mild scavengers, so they don’t mind the garbage, and if the population is on the rise, an existent family may need to set clear rules for any new foxes in the area. Just because you live near a city, or have not heard the noise before this incident doesn’t mean they haven’t been there all along. My neighorhood is backed up to an empty field, but many foxes and other wildlife are being perpetually forced out of their natural habitat by new developments. Whereas, Fisher Cats tend to only vocalize when in danger, or feeling threatened. Fox calls are very repetative (like your video) because this form of vocalization is used for marking territory. If the calls go on for roughly an hour around the same time each night. high rodent populations (especially bunnies!) we have never really had squirrels, but the bunnies are everywhere in my neighborhood. I’ve lived in the same area for now 18 years, and had never heard it before last week, but here are some hints that I found out for it to be a red fox: 1. I’ve done hours of research now, after 4 sleepless nights of hearing the same thing. This is definately a red fox territorial call.
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