If they think your potential mate or potential rival for mating. Is it too much of a waste of their time and effort?

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    It’s generally frowned upon. Birds spend their lives collecting enough energy (food, water) to survive (find more food, defend territory, mate, etc). If a bird reacts to a fake call, it’s wasting energy that could’ve been used for something actually useful, which lowers the bird’s chance of survival.