What audio is good for
- Helping owners learn about species, care, and behaviour
- Reviewing field recordings for identification practice
- Quiet background listening for the human, if the bird is unaffected
- Occasional documentation of the bird’s own sounds
Where people go wrong
- Playing bird calls loudly near a reactive bird
- Assuming all audio counts as enrichment
- Using sound to provoke responses for fun
- Ignoring signs of agitation or alert scanning
Important: if playback changes your bird’s breathing, calling, posture, or settling for the worse, stop using it that way.