Good to see you too!
About the part at 0:31, I actually had the first section play only once but then I wanted to add some sort of variation, like a different drum line or a new instrument. I couldn't come up with any ideas in the time I had and decided to leave it there, but I agree with you.
The only bird-like element I tried to add were the pigeon's coo sound, but wasn't able to make it sound more proeminent, so the song ended up being more on the generic side.
Thanks very much for the feedback!