First time leaving my bird — so anxious

I need to travel for a week and I've never left my Hahn's macaw with anyone before. The separation anxiety is real — and it's MINE, not the bird's. What should I prepare? What info should I give the sitter?

Thanks for sharing! I'll have a more detailed response shortly.

Reading this hit home. My lovebird went through the same phase around the same age. What helped us was covering the cage partially at night for 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Also just accepting that birds are gonna bird, you know?

Just wanted to come back and say the advice in this thread WORKED. My lovebird finally stopped being afraid of hands after I tried introducing new foods by eating them in front of the bird — monkey see monkey do.