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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,145 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2026, 04:55 PM Mar 16

As a Pittsburgher I'm not used to THESE sounds....

but apparently COYOTES have invaded the landscarpe. Here's a bald eagle havingits sleep dsturbed by the menacing cries of a pack of coyotes on the Glen Hazel neighborhood.

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As a Pittsburgher I'm not used to THESE sounds.... (Original Post) some_of_us_are_sane Mar 16 OP

Hey yinzer, we have them in Jefferson Hills (near the one time Century III mall was) also have wolves. Haven't seen any debm55 Mar 16 #1

Yes, Deb! That's the eagle cam! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 16 #5

It's an awful sound! bamagal62 Mar 16 #2

Oh, it's so MOURNFUL and scary too, bamagal62! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 16 #6

I've seen them in my neighborhood. johnp3907 Mar 16 #3

That is pretty close to the city. Wow debm55 Mar 16 #4

OMG!!!! i'M IN WHITEHALL!!!! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 16 #7

Coyote enid602 Mar 16 #8

Goodness! That's an eerie sound! some_of_us_are_sane Mar 16 #9

debm55

(60,423 posts)

1. Hey yinzer, we have them in Jefferson Hills (near the one time Century III mall was) also have wolves. Haven't seen any

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:01 PM

Mar 16

eagles. Most are down by the river on the SouthSide. Is that the Eagle Cam?

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,145 posts)

5. Yes, Deb! That's the eagle cam!

Reply to debm55 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:52 PM

Mar 16

Got that story right from today's Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/03/16/pittsburgh-coyotes-glen-hazel/stories/202603160048

bamagal62

(4,496 posts)

2. It's an awful sound!

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:16 PM

Mar 16

I used to hear them often in Monmouth County, NJ and in Westchester County, NY.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,145 posts)

6. Oh, it's so MOURNFUL and scary too, bamagal62!

Reply to bamagal62 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:57 PM

Mar 16

Ever since the story of RED RIDING HOOD

they've creeped me out.

johnp3907

(4,304 posts)

3. I've seen them in my neighborhood.

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:18 PM

Mar 16

Brookline! 😮

debm55

(60,423 posts)

4. That is pretty close to the city. Wow

Reply to johnp3907 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 05:21 PM

Mar 16

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,145 posts)

7. OMG!!!! i'M IN WHITEHALL!!!!

Reply to johnp3907 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:00 PM

Mar 16

Yikes! Trees and forest all around. (Thankfully I'm on the 8th floor. Unless that animal can fly or is a climber.... I think I'll be safe.)

enid602

(9,681 posts)

8. Coyote

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:07 PM

Mar 16

That’s the sound of one coyote calling his buddies so they can attack prey. Common sound in PHX.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,145 posts)

9. Goodness! That's an eerie sound!

Reply to enid602 (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:53 PM

Mar 16

I'd never get used to it.

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