Bird

IDPH recently created rapid tests that will be able to individually identify both strains of the bird flu. The IDPH director said this week said the virus is “not an active risk” to humans in Illinois because no human-to-human spread has been recorded

Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak

Rock Falls Tourism held its annual Flock to the Rock on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, with eagle watching at the lower dam and educators at the American Legion.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Health officials have said the person was older than 65 and had underlying medical problems.

President Joe Biden has made it official: The bald eagle is now the national bird of the United States

Turkey vultures are notoriously wary, and spook at the slightest hint of something amiss.

Petey cries for Walt’s Ice Cream at least twice a week, according to his owners Larry and Traci Jungles of Joliet.

The fourth annual Flock to the Rock took place Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Rock Falls.

Nectar carbohydrates help keep a ruby-throated hummingbird’s wee wings moving at the astounding speed of 50 beats or more per second.

When it comes to hummingbirds, sugary fluids play a lesser role than a lot of us thought.

I hope you can find a catbird concert of your own this summer. He will treat you to a performance you won’t soon forget.

Avid local birder, Tom Doig, will serve as guide.

Phenomenal hearing and unique ear placement are two of many adaptations owls possess that help them thrive in their (mostly) nocturnal lifestyle.

When you find yourself with seven orphaned chimney swift babies that you’ve raised from nestling size, you head to downtown Geneva for their release. Mark your calendars for the annual Chimney Swift Sits planned Sept. 10 and 16.

A corps of volunteers works to counter the declining numbers of these colorful falcons who are tiny dynamos.

If you’re familiar with the bird – North America’s smallest and prettiest falcon – they’re definitely a reason to sit up and take notice.

We’ll probably never know the twist of fate that brought the bird to that pond, but I do know the sight of it brought back fond memories of summers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

What a remarkable structure the woodpecker’s skull is. The secret lies in a series of intricate adaptations woodpeckers have developed over millions of years of banging heads.