SPRINGFIELD - In the early years of the 20th century, an awakening interest in natural history and especially the study of birds spread across the country and took root in Springfield. During the ...

VILLA PARK, Ill. (CBS) --Hundreds of birds that had been flying free in a trash-strewn townhome in Aurora were in a new home on Saturday. WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser reports a total of 358 birds ...

Perry County's feathered friends may be in for a nice surprise in the not-too-distant future. A new bird club is forming, and its goal is to make the area a bit more inviting for its avian residents. ...

At first glance, the exhibition hall at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton on Saturday looked like the set from an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Birds were everywhere, twittering in cages, perching on ...

My family moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1997. Right away I joined the DuPage Birding Club, and 11 years later I took a turn as club president. I’d be overstating things to say the club changed ...

Pop quiz! What is the number one outdoor activity that people take part in? Gardening is No. 1. What is the No. 2 most participated in outdoor activity? Bird watching. Did you know that you have a lot ...

STAUNTON - As the sun rises, so does Penny Warren. She needs to be up early to spot dozens of birds for a count she and fellow Augusta Bird Club member Diane Holsinger are doing. Warren is the ...