Unknown bird - central Alabama, USA. (1 Viewer)

[TannerR.G]

Hello, everyone! I recorded this audio of the bird in question back in April of this year. I was hearing the bird throughout most of March, and in April I decided to download the birding app Merlin to try to identify it, but Merlin was only identifying background birds. I then tried BirdNET, which gave more results but none of them matched the bird I was hearing.
I never got to see the bird, it was very secretive and always remained high up in the trees in dense woods. Where I live there are a few large pastures and those pastures are surrounded by dense mixed forests that go on for quite a few miles.
I wouldn't doubt if this bird is fairly well known and I'm just oblivious to it because I'm very new to birding.
Either way, any information helps. Thanks!

 

[birdmeister]

It's a very neat sound! My best guess is Blue Jay, which can frequently make these types of gurgling whistles that are hard to place. I think there is a different Blue Jay vocalization right around the 6 to 7 second mark of the audio, too.

 

[AveryBartels]

It's a very neat sound! My best guess is Blue Jay, which can frequently make these types of gurgling whistles that are hard to place. I think there is a different Blue Jay vocalization right around the 6 to 7 second mark of the audio, too.

This was my first thought as well, but, being from Canada, I am not well versed in all the local birds of Alabama