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 ...

Illinois should adopt a similar rule. Migratory birds long were protected from incidental take by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which encouraged such commonsense measures as using red ...

“Illinois had its first (sighting) in 2019 (in Olney), then two each during 2021 and 2022, and now I can’t keep pace with the records in 2023,” Williamson said.

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 ...

Thousands more migrating birds are expected to take to the skies overnight, and as a result BirdCast has issued a “Migration Alert,” asking residents to help keep the birds safe.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined counterparts from seven states to sue the Interior Department for rolling back protections for waterfowl, songbirds and other migratory birds.

Since 1907, the upland sandpiper (left) has seen a 51 percent decrease in population in Illinois. Meanwhile, the blue-gray gnatcatcher (right) has seen a 60 percent increase.

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 ...

Among game birds, ducks and geese seem to have a high tolerance for cold, as long as they can find some open water. “There are 300-400 common goldeneyes out there now,” Bohlen said.

A strain of H5N1 avian flu, a viral disease, has been identified in wild and domestic birds in Illinois in 2022, IDNR says. It has not been detected in songbird species.