konrad lorenz noticed that when birds sing, they often use a lot of their regular calls as part of the song. lorenz had a flock of jackdaws which were scattered during world war ii. one day, an old bird returned. for many months she sat on the chimney singing her song, but in the song she kept making the call which lorenz knew meant "come home! come home!" one day, to the great surprise of lorenz, a male bird flew from a passing flock and joined her on the chimney. lorenz was sure that it was her long-lost "husband" who had found his way home at last.