Bird migrations could soon pick up over Illinois, and here's how to protect them
- Posted on May 10, 2026
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Bird migrations could soon pick up over Illinois, and here's how to protect them
Thousands upon thousands of birds are expected to cross over Illinois as part of their spring migrations in coming days. Thursday night saw the highest migration totals of the season so far, but researchers at Cornell believe that Sunday and Monday nights could see even more avian traffic in the skies over the Chicago area, with hundreds of thousands of birds expected to traverse the area. According to estimates from Birdcast, Sunday night and...
