During the day they are usually silent, is it not so... .. except for an occasional wood thrush in a woods with a brook ... well, ok ... meadowlarks, and peewees ....?
Please be so kind as to avoid scientific answers .... quasi-scientific is all I can
manage !!
Thank you for your kindness.
2007-03-21 08:04:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
they sing all day but are heard more in these two times due to less noise from other things. but they do sing more in the morning as they have just woken up and like us humans start talking and communicating with their surroundings. thats why you get the 'dawn chorus'
2007-03-21 22:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They sing all day but at morning and night there is less background noise so they're easier to hear. Without being scientific, the best answer I heard for why do birds sing: because they can.
2007-03-21 16:33:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sing in the morning because the insects aren't awake yet so they have nothing else to do. This gives them a chance to shout for mates and claim their territory. Later on when all the insects are up and about the birds are too busy catching food to sing.
2007-03-21 15:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you'll find that they sing all of the time, it's just that during the day there are lots of other noises to overpower the bird's. Certainly true of roosters.
2007-03-21 15:12:57 · answer #4 · answered by Peggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Early morning and evening are poor times for most birds to hunt for food, so they use that time to mark their territory.
Birds do not sing because they enjoy music. We don't even know if it sounds musical to them. It's a warning to others of their specie to stay away " this is my territory ".
They don't mind nesting close to other knids of birds, but not their own. Of course, there are other species of bird that do nest very close to each other, but they don't sing.
2007-03-21 15:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
they eat during the day and so there is no time for them to sing during the day
2007-03-21 15:17:43 · answer #6 · answered by alan t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://books.google.com/books?id=LdjdMXHTtv0C&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=why+do+birds+sing+in+the+morning&source=web&ots=8AdTrwypDb&sig=jN25hzw-xIuyvX3yltdZhs7G6lo
Check out this Google link. It explains why in very simple terms.
2007-03-21 15:28:55 · answer #7 · answered by Curly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋