Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

Shahzad’s passion for bird-watching began in 2022 when he joined a field trip with the Chicago Ornithological Society to observe the fall migration. “It was absolutely spectacular. From that ...

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

Community members gather to hear Matt Igleski of the Chicago Bird Alliance give a presentation about how climate change is ...

Located along a longtime migratory path on Lake Michigan ... A black-capped chickadee perches at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary in Chicago on Jan. 24, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune ...

In October of 2023, more than a thousand birds were killed after colliding with McCormick Place during the fall migration ... more needs to happen to protect Chicago’s birds.

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project dedicated to the protection of migratory birds, said in a post on its Facebook page Sunday that the bird flu outbreak ...

Tiny songbirds such as grosbeaks and warblers migrate thousands ... suggests that these birds aren’t completely on their own trying to find their way from Chicago to Argentina ...

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