News Animals Dawn Sneaks: Old birds sing early, cuckold sleepyheads By Susan Milius July 5, 2006 at 9:57 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Among European birds called blue tits, the early bird gets more than a worm. SLY SONGS. Among blue tits, males’ dawn chorus may be a networking system for encounters with wandering females. K. Delhey BOX SCORES. Europe’s blue tit, a cousin of the chickadee, takes readily to nest boxes for raising families of 10 or more chicks.
