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Chirping Noise?  Why Do Cats Make a Chirping Noise?  One theory
for chirping is cats use it to signal to others it has spotted
prey.  That does not seem to be entirely logical because cats
remain quiet when they are stalking. In any case, cats are
normally solitary hunters though some reports exist that they
occasionally cooperate — apart from tigers this is certainly the
exception rather than the rule.  If chirping is truly a signal
used in hunting then this could be related to chattering —
something many cats do when they spot a bird and which some
experts say is done to practice a killing bite.  In this case I
think that the chirp and chatter have a purpose humans simply do
not understand.  Then again it could be a “follow me” signal but
I believe that a trill serves this purpose. Instead a chirp
seems to me to be an expression of pure pleasure and excitement
— a kind of “a-ha that’s wonderful.” It is perhaps pure
communication of mental stat