While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

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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.

The majority of the waterfowl were red-breasted mergansers, a diving duck also known as the sawbill. Other duck species and ...

The warmer weather and melting ice along Lake Michigan, which has opened up new ... The majority of waterfowl were red-breasted mergansers, a diving duck also known as the sawbill.

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

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago ... a species of diving duck that winters in the Great Lakes region.

The largest concentrations of sick mergansers were found Saturday at North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach. Other birds with symptoms were reported from Hyde Park to Wilmette between Friday and ...

The red-breasted merganser is a species of diving duck that typically winters in ... They come here to the Lake Michigan area to winter, and they’re out in big flocks out on the lake.