The web-based reporting of dead or sick birds allows for rapid reporting of dead bird sightings. Reports of dead birds are important as they will be used to detect trends, over time, to determine a normal baseline wildlife mortality figure.

1 天前 · Reports of dead birds washing up on Lake Michigan beaches sparking new fears over bird flu. Birds washing up from Wilmette to Hyde Park, experts say. By Rob Hughes. Tuesday, February 4, 2025 12:52AM.

20 小时之前 · NEAR NORTH SIDE — Dead birds that washed ashore at some of the city’s beaches this weekend have not been tested for avian flu, but the scale and sudden nature of their deaths have local bird enthusiasts worried. ... Waterfowl float dead in Lake Michigan along the Lakefront Trail near Chicago Avenue on Feb. 1, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block ...

1 天前 · Several hundred ducks found dead from suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan Officials suspect that highly contagious bird flu is the cause of the illnesses found in the mergansers, a species of ...

1 天前 · CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - In Shiawassee County, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating a large number of dead geese along the Shiawassee River.

1 天前 · Addressing concerns about bird flu and its spread 02:11. CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu ...

2 天之前 · Around 20 dead birds lay belly-up on the shore, with no apparent physical injuries. ... The IDNR said the birds could have died out on frozen Lake Michigan and later washed up on the beaches as ...

2 天之前 · Chicago Bird Collision Monitors/Provided Share Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern ...

2023年10月31日 · -- An estimated 300 dead birds were found over the weekend along beaches at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The birds likely died from an outbreak of type-E botulism, also known as...

2023年11月4日 · – A “large number” of shorebirds were found dead at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore last weekend. Park officials believe avian botulism is the cause of death for the birds.