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Is "chirping" here a gerund? I don't understand the grammar of it.

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Rebecca

Yes, that's correct! "Chirping" ends in -ing but is used like a noun here, which makes it a gerund. It acts like a noun and refers to bird sounds! Ex: My hobbies are swimming and dancing. Ex: He has a fear of flying. (He has a fear of planes)

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