What animal lives in california and makes a pretty fast clicking noise?

cricket?

Check this thread.

it like wanted my cat

Cicada.

Maybe its a cicada? They kind of churp.

mabe I’ll check

Where do you live?? Where specifically are you hearing the chirping? I know some ground squirrels do that. We (my dog and I) hear and see them at the river.

Also, I dont think something that clicks and is in the trees is capable of harming your cats.
Growling, however – I’d be concerned

califonia ,near santa cruz we had woods behind our house

it wasn’t like chirping it was clicking like when you call cats

also, i like your topics, made me lol.

Clicking sounds tend to come from insects.

mabe it was a bug pissed off at my cat

Maybe a rattlesnake.

it was up in the trees.

The California Cat Chasing Cicada

lol

thanks you guy’s you realy helped me out if you need a question answered hpefuly I know theanswer

Stick around. We’re all looking for answers.

alright

@The_Compassionate_Heretic

Not really, I’m done on this one.

ok

I found this:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080818203449AANXRCq

Clicking noises coming from an animal up in a tree leads me to believe that it was a bat.

Raccoons can make rapid clicking noises, hang out in trees, and would be quite capable of taking on a cat.