Possible evening vocalizations heard near Snowbowl witnessed in Coconino County, Arizona

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My daughter was visiting from out of state although she grew up here in Flagstaff. We decided one day to spend time with one of our hobbies which is photographing panoramic landscapes in Northern Arizona. We spent the morning in Sedona photographing the red rock country but as usual this time of year the monsoon thuderstorms came up around noon and we went back to the house to relax a bit. We did have significant storms in the area that day but late in the afternoon things began to clear up and we decided to head to one of our favorite spots for sunset photography. This was at the Arizona Snowbowl lower parking lot. The area from the parking lot to the west starts with a large lush green meadow before falling away into forest, meadows, and rolling hills (cinder cones)that stretch from Hart Prarie some 80 miles to the Grand Canyon. We set up our cameras anticipating a beautiful sunset and great opportunities to take pictures. there were a number of people in the parking lot area (10-15)...