Millions of birds crossed over Illinois overnight in their spring migration, and “Migration Alerts” are active as those flights will continue. According to Birdcast, more than 22 million birds crossed ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Ameren created an Avian Protection Program and partnered with the Illinois Raptor Center several years ago to help protect birds of prey and migratory species from ...

DULUTH — “It’s a magical world back here,” Margie Menzies said on a chilly morning in early September. Like most days, Menzies, the education director for the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, has been ...

Look up in the sky this fall and you may see hawks flying overhead. This season, thousands of hawks are passing through metro Detroit as they travel south for the winter. September and October mark ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL)-- Several animal care officials are warning small animal pet owners about birds of prey. Officials say this is the time of year when hawks start to present as a danger. Pet ...

With all the cold weather that we have had, birds are congregating at bird feeders in large numbers to feed. Unfortunately, such a collection of birds also brings predators to backyards. We have a ...

Several dozen waterbirds, primarily snow geese, died earlier in December at Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in southern Illinois, and dead waterfowl have been found more recently in northern ...

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 and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An endangered bird chick was killed by a hawk at a Chicago beach, a local bird monitoring group announced. Chicago Piping Plovers said a piping plover named "Ferris" died just six ...