So before I purchased I read lots of reviews that said "it's so loud" or something similar and I thought "ok, that makes sense, of course it's loud". Duh. Now I've received my Birdie and done the "test" as suggested. Now I get it. It's much louder than I expected and I have a burglar alarm. It's like, wow, holy ****! loud. I was ready to put the pin back in, I swear I was, but I couldn't get it back in fast enough!!!