yorrick

Updated: May 14, 2025

As the season advances, and those birds which make us but a passing visit depart, the woods become silent again, and but few feathers ruffle the drowsy air. But the solitary rambler may still find a response and expression for every mood in the depths of the wood. The boys call it "yorrick," from the sound of its querulous and chiding note, as it flits near the traveller through the underwood.

Henry David Thoreau - Excursions