I hear coyotes howl and yap often and very close by, especially at night, but in the daytime too. I've seen them many times on my property, sometimes just one, often more than one. They have become very plentiful all over California, even in densely populated areas. My brother, who lives in San Clemente, told me one day, while he was walking his small dog, people kept honking and waving at him as they drove by on the fairly busy street. Finally a man pulled up next to him with his window rolled down and yelled for my brother to pick up his dog because there was a coyote following him about 10 feet behind! M brother looked back and was surprised to see that a coyote was stalking them. His little dog was about to be snatched, leash and all, for a meal in broad daylight! It had happened to others in the area, he later learned.
Years ago, his wife returned from the grocery store and let the dogs out in the front yard to pee while she unloaded the car in the driveway. Suddenly she heard her toy poodle scream and turned around to see a coyote had the dog in it's mouth (by the butt, hahaha!) and was headed across the street with it. Of course, she screamed and went chasing after it. The coyote dropped the dog and ran off.
Many more coyote experiences, but I've bored you enough already. Some day I'll bore you with my bear experiences or our recent mountain lion tales. Unnerving!
The coyote sound is more high pitched than a dog . . . a large dog. Two coyote can sound like ten when they get yipping and howling. We have someone who lives nearby who apparently has a couple of hound dogs. They howl and howl when they hear a siren of any kind. They sound very different than the coyotes.
Here is what they sound like when there is only one, at least here in CA:
https://www.trutechinc.com/services/...sounds/coyote/
They're probably all over your town too.