Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 17:48 by Doug Gochfeld
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S384779989
- Comments: "Actively foraging at Pier 1, forest between the two ponds, viewed looking into forest from Bridge Lawn. Short-bodied, big-headed Empid with bold eye-ring, yellow cast to underparts (most vivid on throat), greenish-toned upperparts, and obvious black gap between wingbars and yellowish tertial edges. Two photos."
The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.
--Henry Beston
Psithurism (pronounced SITH-ur-iz-um) is a noun that means the sound of the wind rustling through trees and leaves. It describes a soft, whispering, or sighing noise. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Origin and Pronunciation
Pronunciation: The initial "p" is silent, so it sounds like "sithurism".
Word origin: It comes from the ancient Greek word psithurisma, which means "whispering" or "to whisper". [1, 2, 3, 4]
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- Reported Aug 12, 2026 17:48 by Doug Gochfeld
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S384779989
- Comments: "Actively foraging at Pier 1, forest between the two ponds, viewed looking into forest from Bridge Lawn. Short-bodied, big-headed Empid with bold eye-ring, yellow cast to underparts (most vivid on throat), greenish-toned upperparts, and obvious black gap between wingbars and yellowish tertial edges. Two photos."
The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.
--Henry Beston
Psithurism (pronounced SITH-ur-iz-um) is a noun that means the sound of the wind rustling through trees and leaves. It describes a soft, whispering, or sighing noise. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Origin and Pronunciation
Pronunciation: The initial "p" is silent, so it sounds like "sithurism".
Word origin: It comes from the ancient Greek word psithurisma, which means "whispering" or "to whisper". [1, 2, 3, 4]
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