Wondering if anyone has modeled a bird yet for oblivion. Closest I know of are bats.

The only thing I know of that's released is the birds included in the Natural Wildlife ESP from Natural Environments. You don't see them that often, and they are only in the sky, not on the ground and flying away like in FNV.

Theres http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=29086 paradise bird creature, but none else i know of.

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=23523

Both mods are not playable (alas!) and there was a modder who started making parrots but nothing was released.
So, in other words, nothimg that you can tame or capture or befriend or shoot at.

It's always annoying when things are created as resources without anyone making them into useful mods. THe ravens and vultures look excellent but I can't add them to my game so it's a bit pointless.

I can understand your frustration but the OP is a modder and asked about models not mods.

There are also birds in http://waalx.com/RealSwordsForum/viewtopic.php?t=249

Both as creatures and as activators.
Midas Magic has eagle as creature.

Our community's modelers deserve more respect than this. Modeling is a somewhat rare and extremely valuable skill, and many modelers release things as resources so they can focus their time on making more models. Asking them to do otherwise would be like asking Vivaldi to stop what he's doing and cook you beans and toast. Do it yourself.

Hmm... I interpreted that post like "damn non-modellers for not putting that resource to good use!"

I don't suppose anyone would be willing to separate the birds (whatever they are) meshes and textures and email them to me with the esp? I've tried so many times to DL WAC from that link, but it keeps stopping short. Like, 15 times in a row now.

Send a PM to Waalx.