Vocalizations heard near Rockingham witnessed in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Audio Experience only: Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, wooo.... Sunday, September 12, 2004 at about 03:00 AM I was woken up from a sound sleep by a very loud noise. I listened for a while and tried to figure out what could make such a loud, repetitive noise. It wasn't a coyote howl or fishercat screach, didn't sound like any owl I know of, wasn't a raccoon or tree rodent... After 15 - 20 minutes, I went to sleep. My dog woke me with frightened barking at 4:00 AM when the sound was twice as loud and I knew the critter was within 100 feet of the house. Also, there were two responding calls, one sounded fairly close and one was in the distance. I got up to make sure the sheep were OK in their pasture with an electric fence around it and there was nothing by the barn where the goats were. I flashed the light over to the chicken coop and nothing was there either. I flashed the light throughout the yard and into the trees to see if there was any clue or any danger to the animals...