[flakGuns]

  brain power
  boosted

These are vague terms. The birds seem smarter, however I think this would indicate little more than what can be observed in feral children, as compared to children raised in tribal circumstances or better.

Social exposure leads to imitation and collectivized learning. The innate intellect doesn’t change, but the limitations are expanded, since discovery can be diversified and not everyone needs to be an autodidact across every specialized skill.