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CHICAGO — Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials.
Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, a volunteer conservation group, began receiving reports Jan. 31 of large numbers of mergansers found along the lakefront. The bird organization told NBC 5 Chicago ...
About 1,000 songbirds died last week after flying into a Chicago convention center during their migratory journey south. The birds crashed into McCormick Place Lakeside Center, a mostly-glass ...
The pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) is a species of large terrestrial pigeon.It is the only species of the monotypic genus Otidiphaps.The pheasant pigeon is found in the primary rainforests of New Guinea and nearby islands.
At least 960 migrating birds, the highest number on record, died Thursday in “massive carnage” at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, according to David Willard, a retired bird division ...
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
This list of birds of Illinois includes species documented in the U.S. state of Illinois and accepted by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC). As of March 2024, there are 455 species and two species pairs included in the official list. [ 1 ]
Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, according to a statement from zoo officials on Wednesday. It also announced that ...