Ok first of all it's a CHICKEN hat not a bird hat
Second I orignally made it as my birthday hat back in Oct 2006. I wore it all around Epcot that day. It was a blast. A Cast member had me sigh THEIR autograpgh book! It was a great day.
I wore it next when I flew down to meet Slink and Small over Thanksgiving Break. As we were heading to HM I hear someone yell CHICKEN HAT!! And run up to me. He KNEW what the hat was from and we were both tickled pink. We were able to hook up on VMK his title is Mack and he is a super kewl kid!
And the last time I wore it was for the famous meeting we Yavn and now my silly chicken hat is signed by both him and Dawg. It's a ver happy hat.
((Oops edited to add, I just wore it earlier this month at my DD's Wacky Crazy Goofy bowling party, where everyone dressed wacky and we bowled wacky too... it was a big hit with the kids AND the bowling alley owner haha)
There are some REAL SEAGULL POTC hat's floating around but as of now I have the only CHicken hat.
The next time I will wear it will be on pirate night on Disney's Magic once again as a birthday celebration.
The best part about the hat... is seeing everyone smile as they see me approach. Kids love it.. adults think I am insane... it's all good

I have also been stopped many times for photographs with people as I walk through the park. So because of all the attention it brings I wont wear it when in the parks with the kids... too many people stop and talk to me and such, it really is quite a distraction, making it hard for me to keep and eye on the kiddos. lol