Certain songbirds . . . or escapades (5)

I believe the answer is:

larks

(Other definitions for larks that I've seen before include "Flyers who tweet" , "[EARLY BIRD]?" , "We sing" , "Japes" , "Birds; fun" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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