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

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

From Hyde Park to Wilmette, wildlife monitors say they’ve discovered around 300 red-breasted mergansers dead or dying since ...

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

Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors advised residents who happen upon them to avoid handling birds with avian influenza symptoms ...

The Blackhawks are at the bottom of the Central Division at 16-31-5, the second-worst mark in the Western Conference.

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

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

The Blackhawks would be wise to take a flier on oft-injured Ducks center Trevor Zegras ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

A Trace analysis found that between 2021 and November 2024, the rate of incidents with response times longer than six minutes ...

Officials suspect that highly contagious bird flu is the cause of the illnesses found in the mergansers, a species of diving duck that winters in the Great Lakes region. Chicago Bird Collision ...