A bald eagle found dead in Busse Woods likely died from bird flu, according to officials.

State and health officials announced that bird flu has become “widespread” in Massachusetts. The post Bald eagle euthanized in Mass. after bird flu diagnosis appeared first on Boston.com.

Tressa Speight noticed a lot of Facebook chatter Wednesday evening about a bald eagle that seemed to have a broken wing and was unable to fly near Portage Lakes State Park.

The video in this story is from a previous report. A bald eagle was found dead from suspected bird flu in recent days in a forested area of the northwest suburbs, another signal of how serious the disease has gotten for wild creatures as well as farm animals.