[She sighs and shakes her head, of course she could understand birds. What bird couldn't understand their own kind?]

Yes, of course she did! I can understand and communicate with all forms of birds in my homeland. 'tis naught queer in the slightest there, not around my people nor with the gifted Beastmasters. Do you Beastmasters here not possess this ability to do such things with those you tame?