Good evening, I was outside earlier today and heard a very distinct bird call (captured twice in this sound clip). It sounded almost like a rattling and the bird was fairly high up in a tree so it was hard to see coloration but it looked smaller than a blue jay and bigger than a medium-sized woodpecker. The bird was in my backyard and a street down from the beach if that is of any help in terms of habitat.
I wasn't sure if it could possibly be a belted kingfisher?
I wasn't sure if it could possibly be a belted kingfisher?