Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While spring migration is celebrated as a great time to spot colorful birds, there are also plenty of unique songbirds and other ...

Hear the wild, bugling calls of sandhill cranes in central Illinois and find out why this spring migration stop leaves ...

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Discover a peaceful wildlife sanctuary in southern Illinois filled with trails, wildflowers, and birds—perfect for a quiet, ...

Millions of birds crossed over Illinois overnight in their spring migration, and “Migration Alerts” are active as those flights will continue. According to Birdcast, more than 22 million birds crossed ...

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America — a journey of about 6,000 miles. By no means depleted, the plucky visitor goes on to ...

Millions of birds pass through and above the Champaign-Urbana area on their way to warmer southern regions during the fall and winter migration period. At its peak, migratory numbers over C-U are in ...

These days, it seems like there’s a “smart” version of everything. So it was only a matter of time before they made a bird feeder with a camera that lets you see birds up close on your phone and uses ...

While spring migration is celebrated as a great time to spot colorful birds, there are also plenty of unique songbirds and other species you can see in the late summer and fall in southwest Illinois ...