I'm not really sure, but one night me and my sisters heard a really creepy screeching, almost like something was dying or being killed. To this day, we still don't know what it was, but I think it was a screech owl.
We had the same question at our lake cabin in Northern Wisconsin. We had a screecher like you describe go at it from sunset to sunrise last night. It sounded at first like a small dog that was lost, but when we got closer we realized it was a bird of some sort. After searching this morning, we were able to determine the source. We have TONS of owls up here, most notable barred owls and great horned owls as well. In both species the juveniles are born on March and learn to fly in April. They screech all night long to attract the attention of the adults. Hilariously, the description we found on the internet by a grad student even said that the juvenile barred owls at first sound like a small dog.
Geese and Muskovy ducks make a hissing sound. Cockatiels and some cockatoos use hissing sounds as a warning.
The call of the belted kingfisher is a rattling sound.
cuckoo bird
bellbirdbell bird
The hoopoe, a bird which can be found in Afro-Eurasia, makes a sound like "oop-oop-oop."
This bird got its name from the sound it makes "keeeweee" the maori thought it sounded like kiwi
A dodo bird makes a sound zub zub and wats up year 9 smk
It sounds very much like "cuckoo" stressed on the first syllable.
The Kingfisher bird does not conventionally sing but makes a different sound that is a rattling squall. There is sound clips at the following website: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Belted_Kingfisher/lifehistory
Percussions ... snare drum, perhaps.
A Coel makes coo sound
a pukeko
An owl.
kookook bird
whistles
A Pigeon ends with 'N' and makes a coo sound.
bellbirdbell bird
could be air in the pipes. Makes a banging sound until the air is released. Look for a valve
Pigeon
The sound is caw.