''For the Birds'' is the fourth album from The Mess Hall and was released on 11 November 2009. It peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.

Track listing

# "My Villain" # "Bell" # "Tijuana 500" # "Bare" # "Marlene" # "Silhouettes" # "New Ornithology" # "The Switch" # "Long Time Death" # "Swing Low"

Personnel

*Jed Kurzel – vocals, guitar *Cec Condon – drums, vocals