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Piping plover quartet has left Montrose Beach, gone south for winter

Local birders now must wait to see if Imani, Searocket, Prickly Pear or Wild Indigo return next year. They’re especially concerned about Searocket, who left before they could remove some fishing line caught on the bird’s leg.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 29, 2023

Trio of piping plover chicks released at Montrose Beach

The three endangered chicks, Searocket, Prickly Pear and Wild Indigo, are just over 30 days old and join Imani, the senior plover at that stretch of beach.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2023

Know a single, female piping plover? Imani would like to meet her

Imani, the offspring of the famous Monty and Rose piping plovers, was spotted Tuesday at Montrose Beach. The bird has returned to Illinois to nest if it can find a female, bird experts say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2023