This could also be a squirrel. Their alarm calls are close to this. Example.
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Oh my god I think that's it!
Looked up some other examples too and yeah it sounds very similar, I never knew they could make that noise
Glad to hear you figured it out. I frequent a cemetery where there are thousands of squirrels and you'll hear them make all kinds of noises. Adorable creatures, but they eat all the damn bird seed!
I'm 95% sure that is a cat.
Cat meowing?
This is correct
It sounded nothing like a cat to me, honestly. It was more like a squawk in real life, with a consistent high pitched ending sound which barely comes across in the recording, I've never heard a cat make a sound like that
All three of my cats sound exactly like that. Especially when the food bowl is empty.
Same here
If you've got a recording of the sound I'll gladly compare 😁 seems like I'm outnumbered here so I'll disappointedly concede that it's a cat
Was definitely going to help you with this, but cat has become 16 years old and has lost a lot of weight, is probably in his last year of life. Other cat sometimes makes noises that seem to come from star wars, really no joke.
Have you tried the Merlin app or similar bird call app?
Yes, this was recorded with Merlin, and as I said in the post it couldn't identify what it was
Sorry, I missed that.