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.

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.

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

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

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

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

This story first appeared in The Record North Shore, an independent nonprofit newsroom that covers six suburbs north of Evanston. More than ...

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

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

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.