per-chic-o-pee

Updated: January 1, 2026

After the mother bird has begun sitting, the male circles about within earshot of her, in that curious undulating flight, uttering his "per-chic-o-pee, per-chic-o-pee," while the female calls back to him in the tenderest tones, "Yes, lovie; I hear you."

John Burroughs - Ways of Nature