Hold up, you said one chirps as a DISTRACTION? That's way past clever and into scary smart. The fact they have assigned jobs means it's not just messing around, it's a real plan. That totally proves they are organizing, and my mind is actually blown. I would feel so outsmarted watching that happen in my own yard. It's not a funny bit anymore, it's a full on animal uprising.
That union line got me lol. I had two in my backyard that would team up, one would chirp loud as a distraction while the other tried to sneak into the bird feeder. Felt like a coordinated heist every single time. They're definitely organizing against us.