chip-chip-cluck

Updated: May 11, 2025

Incessantly came the chip-chip-cluck of ground squirrels, the saucy bark of the grays, and great chirruping among the "boomers," which had ceased swearing and were hard at work. Far off on my left a rifle cracked. I pricked up and listened intently, but there was never a yelp from a dog.

Horace Kephart - Our Southern Highlanders