Thinking about the pishing issue, I just remembered that in my days as an avid (pun intended) backpacker and working on the bird atlas, I always noticed how birds would be greatly attracted to the sound of the rushing gas my backpacking stove made while it was lit. So I always made sure my binocs and bird book were handy as I made my meal---I could often see 5 or 10 species in the process. I really noticed the difference on those occasions when I would use my alcohol stove, which made no noise---it didn't attract any birds.
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