An adorable pair of the migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — Montrose Beach ...

Captive-reared piping plovers are making history as they guard two separate nests with eggs in Waukegan and Chicago. Three plover eggs were documented Saturday in Waukegan, and 30 miles down the Lake ...

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Their story was filled with drama, anchored by hope and, depending on who you asked, one ultimately about love. But it was never going to last forever. Monty, one half of Chicago’s endangered Great ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Beloved piping plovers "Blaze" and "Pepper" welcomed three new chicks along Waukegan's lakeshore, and "Imani" and "Sea Rocket" also welcomed three chicks in Chicago. It's call for a ...

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Chicago’s birding community is atwitter as celebrity piping plover couple Imani and Searocket have welcomed a brood of chicks to the shores of Montrose Beach. According to officials with Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monty the piping plover is back at Montrose Beach! But now the question is: where is his feathered lady friend, Rose? The lovebirds became famous in 2019 when they were spotted at ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — Beloved piping plovers “Blaze” and “Pepper” welcomed three new chicks along Waukegan’s lakeshore, and it’s call for a “shell-ebration.” The Lake Country Audubon Society announced ...