| Crickets chirped, owls hooted, and cicadas caterwauled in screechy harmony. |
| A moment later, the intercom chirped and a deeply gruff voice spoke from the speaker. |
| Nakamura fished a cell phone from his pants pocket, and the device chirped as he thumbed the two-way communication button. |
| Another morning, bright and clear in every direction, birds chirped and sung in the trees, but none flew this day. |
| A howler monkey screamed in the tree tops and frogs and cicadas and other creatures he could not name whistled and chirped in the dark. |
| My feet sunk into the countless, forgiving blades as a cricket chirped and brown moths battered themselves against the dim porch light. |
