Before & After Project for Stronger Patterns

This was one of the first patterns I made. Even though I like the overall look of it, the fact that all the birds were lined up (which was intentional) seemed to throw the pattern off balance. So, I decided to break that line up a bit.
I also drew the motifs in a weird way. I used the live paint bucket and somehow that made my life difficult. So I redrew some of the motifs and came up the pattern below.
Also, Shannon, do let me know if this pattern looks too busy. I always tend to pack my patterns with motifs and I'm not sure if it's a bad thing to do.