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 Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X 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.
