Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 06:42 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S382614893
- Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 09:30 by Joshua Lam
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S382616017
- Comments: "much duller wingbars than empidonax, size, lake edge in phragmites"
Also reported in greenwood and wellhouse prospect phragmites yellow bellied fc
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 06:42 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S382614893
- Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 09:30 by Joshua Lam
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S382616017
- Comments: "much duller wingbars than empidonax, size, lake edge in phragmites"
Also reported in greenwood and wellhouse prospect phragmites yellow bellied fc
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 06:42 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S3
- Media: 9 Photos
- Comments: "Small empid, small bill, no contrast between throat and rest of underparts, modest primary projection, dingy yellow. I waffled a bit on this ID because of the early date, it's fairly dull for the species, and I took subsequent photos of what turned out to be a different bird (an Acadian). Leasts can be a bit dingy and yellowish but it is unusual to be this low contrast from the face through the throat and belly. 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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