BREESE, Ill. -- It looked like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie: hundreds of dead birds covering JoAnn Thole's lawn in this southwestern Illinois town. "I've got 117 pounds of dead birds ...

Birds that call Illinois grasslands and wetlands home are in serious decline, according to a new conservation report. Why it matters: Birds are indicators of the overall health of their habitats ...

Nation’s grassland birds, found in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other category, and are currently ‘in crisis.’ ...

Illinois Check out 10 bird species you’ll likely catch at your Illinois feeder in late summer, fall By Meredith Howard Updated August 17, 2023 9:52 AM ...

Usually, birds come to me. To my backyard feeder: robins, sparrows, wrens — little brown birds, mostly, with the occasional red cardinal, gray dove or blue warbler offering variety.

According to Birdcast, more than 22 million birds crossed over the state of Illinois Sunday night and into Monday morning, with up to 35.5 million birds in flight just after 1 a.m. Monday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois residents are being urged to stop using bird feeders and bird baths to help slow the spread of avian flu. The EA HFN1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI ...