Birds, the messengers

[3DMonkey]

i think the bird was of personal meaning... they had to talk about the house and how they felt. but too much emphasis was placed on the 'meaning of the bird' instead. Also, maybe it was a manipulation and manifestation of a negative entity playing with them and knowing maybe how Don would react to such a thing?

I think you hit the nail on the head. I think, if there was a negative entity, it came in the form of misplaced emphasis to hide from what really needed to be talked about.