An ornithologist spent four decades tracking 40,000 bird deaths at a single building. His records paved the way to better ...

A red maple tree on Aberdeen Avenue in Alton will soon release its iconic helicopter seed pods, signaling the arrival of ...

The red-winged blackbirds are trilling like crazy — especially in the mornings, trying to get the attention of a mate. For the past two or more weeks, I have been getting reports of wild turkeys ...

When we first moved into our house, you could not actually see much of it as the entire front yard was choked with out-of-control lilac bushes. The yard had obviously ...

Spring draws hundreds of millions of birds north after winter shooed them away. Here are some of the species traveling to or ...

Other birds, of course, are singing in March, for example, the American robin, but it seems they are more often vocal at dawn ...

Along with the wind advisory comes a RED FLAG WARNING. This is for all of northern Illinois and will be in place from 1PM-9PM Friday. Combine the wind with the very low humidity and you get a very ...

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new ...

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I’m among many who had their first sighting of red-winged blackbirds in the last week ... by permit holders. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued 2,000 bobcat permits from ...

The rare red-tailed hawk, native to North America but usually kept in captivity in the UK, has chosen freedom after escaping from its owner. The hawk, which was being flown near Heybridge ...

While Bello is expected to rejoin the Red Sox rotation at some point in April, there’s less certainty on the timeline for right-hander Kutter Crawford, who will also begin the season on the IL.