Nearly 300 rare and exotic birds were unexpectedly fried on Friday morning when a fire broke out at the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary in Las Vegas. The sanctuary, which has been around since the ’70s, is estimating its loss at $2 million.

Facility director Sandra Salinas said:

Oscar Gilcrease was actually here and he heard the fire and the popping noise and he ran out and he tried to contain the fire. They called the fire department, but the wind picked it up and moved from one building to another.

For those keeping score: Man + 300, Birds – 0.