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Bird-safe film installed on McCormick Place glass after 1,000 birds killed in collisions last year
McCormick Place Lakeside Center has wrapped up its latest effort to keep its glass facade safe for birds. The upgrades come in time for the migratory birds now passing through Chicago on their long journey south.
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Bird migration alerts issued as millions fly over Chicago area
Residents and businesses in the Chicago area are being asked to take steps to protect vulnerable birds as migration alerts are issued Tuesday.
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New alerts issued as bird migrations soar to high levels in Chicago area
Bird migrations are picking up steam as fall officially begins this week, and millions of birds are expected to fly over Illinois and the Chicago area this week.
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Chicago experiences piping plover fever as Imani, Searocket welcome chicks
Chicago’s birding community is atwitter as celebrity piping plover couple Imani and Searocket have welcomed a brood of chicks to the shores of Montrose Beach.
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Millions of migrating birds to cross Chicago area tonight, experts say
The annual bird migration to their spring breeding grounds continues Sunday, with millions of birds expected to cross over Illinois and the Chicago area.
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New alerts issued as bird migration soars to high levels in Chicago area
Millions of birds are expected to take to the skies over the Chicago area in the coming days, as improved weather will make for ideal migrating conditions.
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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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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.