I’m pretty sure, not 100%. Very high, howling, whoo whoo whoo, ooon. Then nothing for a bit. Then again, a minute or so later. Heard from inside the house as a holler, as if maybe a person yelling very loud, but when you stop to listen you know right away its not a person, but dogs out there. Far away, it seems, to the south. Across the river maybe, though maybe not. You can hear the river, usually. You can hear it tonight, except you’re listening for the coyotes, so the river isn’t noticed.
Then there’s the other dogs around, barking, yelping even, maybe trying to match the coyote’s tone. But you can tell they are dogs because they are barking, not howling. Loud barking, loud squealing and yelping. Bigger dogs, smaller ones, here and there around the neighborhood.
Sunshine, the labrador next door, is inside. Probably she notices, but pays little attention. I’ll have to remember to ask if they heard the howling, and was it coyotes?
