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In order:
1) Ignore the bench until the chirping gets excessive, or irritating, whichever comes first.
2) A long Stare into the dugout after 1) is good and may be enough to get it stopped.
3) If after delivering the Stare, another chirp comes up, then a warning is appropriate. Do the warning, emphatically, and then take the time to write it down on whatever game sheet you are keeping. Look into the dugout one last time after writing it down before returning to the plate.
4) If it happens again, dump somebody, even if they are in the dugout. 3 strikes and you are out. the stare is one, the warning is another...
I had a DH 2 weeks ago in an adult league. I was on bases for first game and my partner allowed quite a bit of chirping in the first game. In the second game I am PU and the chirping started almost immediately. I ignored in the first onning and stared and warned in the second inning and did not hear another chirp the rest of the game. The warning was emphatic, I made eye contact with every player on the bench and the coach. It was not to be mis-understood.
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