The BriefAvian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days.Volunteers are finding large numbers of sick and dead birds, including ducks,

Roughly 200-300 ducks have been found dead in Chicago and the northern suburbs around Lake Michigan in recent days, according to a new report from local news outlet NBC5. The red-breasted mergansers have died of suspected bird flu,

From Hyde Park to Wilmette, wildlife monitors say they’ve discovered around 300 red-breasted mergansers dead or dying since Friday. The largest clusters were found at North Avenue and Oak Street Beaches.