Peak migration: 16 million birds in one night over Indiana

Visitors from the south; spring migration season comes with a peak in birding

The Lakeshore is an area with an incredibly strong connection to nature. I am exploring Woodland Dunes during a peak in the spring bird migration season.A look into our Woodland Dunes tour: Visitors from the south; spring migration season comes with a peak in birding"It's like learning a foreign language, said Nancy Nabak of birding. If you hear it, then you try to find them."Nabak is a longtime lakeshore birder and a coordinator at Woodland Dun…

Peak migration: 16 million birds in one night over Indiana

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The U.S. is seeing its peak south-north bird migration this week and Indiana is no exception. "By looking at the weather radar, we knew that 16 million birds flew over Indiana [last night]," Indiana DNR assistant ornithologist Amy Kearns said Monday. "And we know that a similar number is going to fly over Indiana tonight." ‘If you need to call the cops, I get it’: Noble County Fair Treasurer arrested for theft of ov…

Chicago-area residents urged to turn lights off as bird migrations peak. Here's when

Millions of birds crossed over Illinois overnight in their spring migration, and here's how residents can help keep them safe in their journey.

Bird migration threatens Windsor area with bird flu, health unit warns

With large volumes of wild birds once again flocking to Windsor and Essex County during the annual spring migration, the local health unit is warning the public about the potential spread of bird flu.

Bird safety 101: Mark those windows and douse those lights

The birds are back! Each spring, about 350 species of birds fly from southern wintering grounds to northern breeding areas. For some, that breeding territory is here in the Chesapeake Bay region. And whether you see them (or more likely…

Bird Flu Remains a Threat in Canada

Bird flu remains a persistent and potentially growing threat in Canada. “The status of H5N1 in Canada is that the virus is here,” says Dr. Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan. “It’s certainly circulating in wild birds. We’ve seen a number of sporadic, but increasing, poultry outbreaks at chicken and turkey farms.” With the return of migratory birds, the risk of new inf…