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Right now, she has calmed and is sitting on my chair, acting normally, as I type. She began by making it clear she wanted "up" and we spent some time, but she became a bit agitated and kept going for my glasses and making short "eh-eh" sounds, almost frantic. Nothing seemed to calm her and she would nibble at my finger trying to keep it above her head, as if trying to "nurse" from it. I did not encourage that and tried to put her on cage and present treats. Did not go for that. Back sitting down, she began began keeping her wings and bottom end down, as if ready for flight, while making the "eh-eh" noises again. There was a thunderstorm brewing, but there have been worse with no such behavior. I thought to ask here for advice.

Thanks, that does seem to be the issue. I asked a few other grey people and they gave similar response or "nesting behavior". I never noticed it before I gave her cardboard boxes to "play with" as a diversion from destroying wood trim in the house. She has not left her play area, except with me, since introducing the boxes. She plays this game where she comes to the side of the cage play area, gets my attention, then immediately scurries back to the box and begins shredding or knocking, occasionally taking a discrete peek to see if I noticed. I guess.

Definitely sounds like the hormonal love dance. One of my greys immediately starts up as soon as I look at him. Very difficult to hold him because his behavior escalates, no matter what I do. I can't not hold him, so I minimally interact with him while he's being held.

Without seeing the behaviour it's hard to advise/judge what it might be. However it's possibly a hormonal behaviour- she might have been a bit over stimulated. Alfie drops his wings and makes some baby bird clucking noises when he gets a bit hormonal/randy. He keeps all his feathers down and his wings quiver and he steps from side to side whilst clucking. He usually ends up regurgitating. At the moment it usually happens in the morning whilst I'm getting ready for work. If he doesn't settle down I have to leave the room because I'm the trigger for it.