Over the weekend and early Monday morning, a large number of dead birds were seen washed up on numerous beaches along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

For a city of millions, it was a devastating lesson about Chicago’s role. Most people may be unaware, that in the dark of night there is a dense path of birds migrating overhead from far ...

Every morning and every afternoon for a month last summer, he staked out a spot at the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary in Chicago, searching for the marbled godwit. Every night, he went home empty ...