Good afternoon, Chicago.
About 30 years ago, Carolyn Marsh began bird watching. In the time since then, the Whiting resident has become protective of the local ecosystem.
Because of that, Marsh became worried when she saw an increase in bird carcasses along the lakefront. She noticed most were red-breasted mergansers, a type of diving duck.
Marsh reported the carcasses to the Whiting Parks Department, who then found about 40 birds in the lake’s ice shelf. Eli Fleace, avian health specialist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, said the parks department reported the birds to the agency. Dead ducks also have been discovered in the Chicago area, including along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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