CHICAGO (CBS) — It's something out of Jurassic Park, except it's real. For the first time, a new fossil has just been uncovered. The Field Museum unveiled the new find on Monday. It's a small ...

Bobolink-conscious management of hay fields also can help in Illinois, Pollock said. The birds lay several sets of eggs in the course of a summer, and mowing can prove fatal to the young.

From now through August, if you see any wild turkeys, you're asked to record them through this online portal. Here's why it's ...

CHICAGO — The Field Museum unveiled its acquisition Monday of a fossil showing the earliest known bird species — Archaeopteryx. Only a dozen other Archaeopteryx specimens have been found with ...

As more dead birds are reported, it’s highly likely their deaths are the result of the spreading avian influenza, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of ...

The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other category, and are “in crisis,” according to a report.