Okay, so based on the first few paragraphs of http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/avians.html that birds are just dinosaurs that have changed over time due to the needs and demands of the environment to their species. In fact one could say that dinosaurs are still alive.....which is kinda optimistic in a desperate sort of way. Yes you can call it "technically" and of course a good chunk of science supports it, but I just don't feel it. Its kinda like giving a child a cat and calling it a lion because it is extremely close to being a lion vs it's relation to a dog or a chimp. But it probably is my own cynical attitude toward the entire affair.