While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Roughly 200-300 ducks have been found dead in Chicago and the northern suburbs around Lake Michigan in recent days, according ...

Besides the tragic sights of ducks floating in the water or being disoriented ... Do not handle sick or dead wild birds, even to transport them to a veterinarian or refuge. Wash hands thoroughly ...

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago ...

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Reports of dead geese in southwest Ohio have raised concerns about the spread of bird flu in the area. Two dead geese were found in a field in Miami Township, and ...

Around 20 dead birds lay belly-up on the shore, with no apparent physical injuries. They were common and red-breasted mergansers, a type of diving duck that spends most of its time on the water.

About the same number, if not more, were seen floating ... kind of bird and in the numbers that we had seen.” The majority of mergansers picked up by Prince’s organization were dead, she ...

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors/Provided Share Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over ... were seen floating in the lake. Prince estimated that around 200 ...