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DOZENS OF BIRDS ARE WASHING UP ... birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

The state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development met to discuss the state’s response to bird flu cases on Thursday.

The massive die-off is believed to be from the ongoing bird ... Lake Michigan, which has opened up new areas of water, likely contributed to the large number washing up on shore, the state agency ...

CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu along Lake Michigan ... with city, state, and federal ...

A massive group of dead waterfowl that washed up along the southern shores of Lake Michigan near Chicago and its northern suburbs is believed to be linked to the ongoing bird flu outbreak ...

(The Center Square) – Public health and natural resource managers in both Illinois and Wisconsin are looking at, but have not yet confirmed, if bird flu is responsible for dozens of bird deaths ...

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the ...