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Chicago must embrace its critical role in bird migrations, expert says
As hundreds of millions of birds migrate northward for their spring breeding season, the city of Chicago has a critical role to play in keeping the animals safe.
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Millions of birds cross through Illinois during peak migration season
As millions of birds migrate over Illinois during peak migration season, volunteers with the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors are especially busy tending to injured birds. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell has what you need to know about the spring migration season.
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Alerts issued as millions of birds expected to cross Illinois overnight
The annual spring migration of birds is continuing over the United States, and Illinois is expected to see millions of the animals crossing over the state in the coming hours.
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Breathtaking maps show bird migration paths over Illinois as millions of animals take flight
Millions of birds are currently flying through the Great Plains and the Midwest as they make their way toward their spring breeding sites, and many of those birds are flying through Illinois this week.
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Millions of birds will migrate over Illinois in the coming days. Here's what to know
Each year, thousands of birds are killed during migrations when they strike buildings and power lines, with experts urging the public to take steps to protect their health and safety.
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Alerts issued as millions of birds expected to cross Illinois overnight
The annual spring migration of birds is continuing over the United States, and Illinois is expected to see millions of the animals crossing over the state in the coming hours.
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Millions of birds migrating over Illinois overnight, experts warn
Experts are warning residents of high volumes of migrating birds overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, urging them to take precautions to keep the animals safe.
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Notoriously feisty red-winged blackbirds returning to Illinois
While there’s plenty of attention being paid to the emergence of multiple broods of cicadas this spring, the return of another species will likely send shivers up the spines of many Illinoisans.
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Millions of birds cross Illinois as migration ramps up. Here's how to keep them safe
Millions of birds are migrating south for the winter, with more than 50 million crossing the state overnight and tens of millions more expected to do so into Tuesday morning.
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After ‘roughly 1,000' birds died in one night, nonprofit group encourages protections for migratory birds
After hundreds of migratory birds died in one night in Chicago last week, the Center for Biological Diversity is urging the federal government to enact protections for migratory birds.
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Gov. Pritzker advises Illinoisans to turn lights off as millions of birds expected to migrate overnight
As summer-like temperatures quickly turned into seasonal fall weather, the change in conditions has kicked off the peak of migratory season for many birds.
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Millions of birds cross Illinois as migration ramps up. Here's how to keep them safe
Millions of birds are migrating south for the winter, with more than 10 million crossing over the state of Illinois in just the last 24 hours alone.
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Millions of Birds Fly Over Illinois During Annual Northward Migration
Millions of birds are taking to the skies over the Midwest this week as part of their annual northward migration, with more than five million birds crossing over the state of Illinois overnight.
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