CHICAGO (WGN) – A Piping Plover plan has hatched at Montrose Beach. “They’re called Piping Plovers for a reason,” birder and photographer Phil Stosberg said. “Just hearing their little sounds is ...

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A third piping plover chick has died, just days after two others passed away, leaving just one remaining from this year’s hatching, said a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting the endangered ...

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The surviving piping plover chick on Montrose Beach now has a name. The chick, born this summer to parents Imani and Searocket, was named Nagamo, which means “he/she sings” in Ojibwe, one of the ...

Two more piping plover chicks have died since Thursday night after being observed lethargic and struggling in the protected area at Montrose Beach. Only one of this year’s hatchlings remains, less ...

While challenges lie ahead for three piping plover chicks hatched last week along Lake Michigan in Waukegan, the kids are doing all right, dedicated observers say. That's a good sign for the comeback ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — The newest residents of Montrose ...

FILE - A piping plover runs across the beach in Phippsburg, Maine, in June 2006. The threatened shorebird is being seen in record numbers on Maine beaches during summer 2022. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) – A Piping Plover plan has ...