Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) (1)
- Reported Aug 10, 2026 08:09 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S381955481
- Comments: "Flagged for date: maybe they’re always flagged in fall? Right on time, according to Merlin’s frequency charts, though my first in several days, and Northerns now vastly outnumber Louisianas. On the lily pond. Eyebrow blazing white all the way to the rear, which was flared, and clearly much brighter white than the yellow wash on the flanks."
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 10, 2026 08:09 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S381955481
- Comments: "Flagged for date: maybe they’re always flagged in fall? Right on time, according to Merlin’s frequency charts, though my first in several days, and Northerns now vastly outnumber Louisianas. On the lily pond. Eyebrow blazing white all the way to the rear, which was flared, and clearly much brighter white than the yellow wash on the flanks."
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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