34 birds, crammed into hair rollers, flew into NYC. They were destined for Idol-style sing-offs. Houston Chronicle Man arrested after customs officials find 34 singing finches hidden in plastic hair curlers CNNMan caught at JFK smuggling finches for bird-singing competitions New York Post Finch smuggler grounded at JFK, accused of hiding prized warblers inside plastic hair curlers New York Daily NewsMan arrested after 34 birds found in plastic hair curlers at JFK Daily MailView full coverage on Google News