Less than 1 percent of oil-soaked birds survive. Now that the gulf is awash in oil, what do we do with this epidemic of slowly suffering wildlife? We've reached the point that mass euthanasia may be the kindest option.

If you take third at a bird calling contest, someone in your group is going to be the ugly duckling to your, say, Northern Gannet flock. Can you spot who? Come for the free pizza, stay for the insane grunting.

The Alaotra grebe, a rare Malagasy bird, has been driven to extinction thanks to poaching and the introduction of nonnative species of carnivorous fish. Humanity, 190, birds, zero. [BBC]

Dad blues! Lying scum! Super olds! Hammerheads! Psychobabble! Birdbrains! It's your long-awaited Science Watch, where we watch science—with eyes jutting out both sides of our toothy voracious skull!

An installation by artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot features a walk through aviary furnished with guitars and other musical instruments. The flock of Zebra Finches which inhabit the space create a Hendrix-esq soundscape simply by landing on the strings.

A stormy winter has taken a toll on beaches in the Hamptons, and repair crews have worked non-stop rebuilding dunes and constructing sea walls. But this endangered bird's nesting season starts soon and crews have only until Friday to finish.

Birds of a feather... they flock together, they squak, scream and rock out with their you-know-whats out together... These two seem like a match made in the weird, blackened aviary of Slipknot heaven.

Pigeons, they're just like us! They poop on the sidewalk, smell like garbage, and apparently...ride the subway.

Check out this cockatoo rocking out to a classic Backstreet Boys song. Obviously, he's the coolest bird on the block.

These two birds channel Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell as they dance to the song ubiquitous with A Night at the Roxbury, "What is Love?"

Poncho, a smart 30 year old double yellow headed amazon parrot, uses one of his feathers to help scratch his head. Best part, he wasn't taught to do this, he figured it out on his own!

Behold the power of this funky chicken getting down to techno music. Apparently this is a thing in Germany, seriously.

It's like an E.T.A. Hoffman bird. So cute and sweet in the beginning, more and more ominous as the story progresses.

Ever since Bloomberg and the Port Authority executed the adorable kittens of JFK's Happy Cat Camp, unchecked terror-birds have been waging war on the city of New York. And now they are going after Mayor Mike himself.

Pigeons might not be able to tell you what good art is, but they do know it when they see it, according to a Japanese psychologist who trains avian critics.

"A federal study indicates one of every five U.S. citizens was involved in birdwatching during 2006, contributing $36 billion to the nation's economy," says the UPI. Oh yea? Bullshit. Saw a bird, maybe.

Birds hate us, and our way of life. Specifially the flying part of our way of life. So for a hundred years they've been hurling themselves into our aircraft, as a Times investigation now reveals.

Is it time for a new Air Force One? Not the shoes, obv—those are classics—but the plane? One anti-American company says yes!

Someone sent us this picture of what they describe as a "wild bird" outside the Conde Nast building this morning, which is apparently freaking people out as much or more than the homeless woman who was peeing in the lobby of 4 Times Square on Friday. The bird will be served in the cafeteria around noon. Anna Wintour's gonna put a napkin over her head and eat it ortolan-style. And now, the news.