Where is it happening?

You do not need to know what the animal is. Where it is tells us most of what matters, and the sound usually tells us the rest.

• AtticScratching, thumping, or scampering overhead
• ChimneyScrabbling, chirring, or birds in the flue
• Wall or soffitNoises inside a cavity
• Under a deck or shedA burrow, or a smell
• Garden or vegetable bedPlants eaten or dug up
• Rubbish and binsLids off, bags torn open
• Bird feederEmptied overnight, or the wrong visitors
• A windowA bird attacking or striking the glass
• PetsA cat bringing animals in, or a dog on alert
• PondHerons, raccoons, or missing fish
• LawnHoles, digging, or patches rolled back
• I am not sureSomething is going on but you cannot place it