Avian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days.

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

The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...

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The largest concentrations of sick mergansers were found Saturday at North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach. Other birds ...

Hundreds of dead or sick red-breasted mergansers have been found along Lake Michigan, sparking bird flu concerns.

H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been affected by a bird flu outbreak on Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline, raising ...