The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

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

Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors picks up a dead red-breasted merganser at 35th Street Beach ...

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

When she took her dog out to Oak Street Beach on their morning walk Sunday, Portia Belloc Lowndes came across a scene that ...

Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.

CHICAGO - The avian flu outbreak that has killed millions of chickens nationwide, driving up the price of eggs, is now ...

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Hundreds of dead or sick red-breasted mergansers have been found along Lake Michigan, sparking bird flu concerns.

So, the CDC says if eggs are cooked properly, they are safe to eat. This means cooking eggs to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit, which kills bacteria and viruses, including bird flu.

Roughly 200-300 ducks have been found dead in Chicago and the northern suburbs around Lake Michigan in recent days, according ...

The largest concentrations of sick mergansers were found Saturday at North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach. Other birds ...