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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Katie Anthony

Chicago birders mourn iconic piping plovers, the late Monty and missing Rose: ‘The story’s not over’

Jeanette Uy pays her respects Wednesday at a memorial set up for Monty and Rose, two renowned piping plovers who previously nested at Montrose Beach. Monty died earlier this month, and Rose is feared dead, too. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Just feet away from where Chicagoans were first captivated by the city’s famous and endangered piping plover couple, Monty and Rose, volunteers and community members came together Wednesday to grieve their loss. 

Monty, the male plover, died at the beach May 13 after volunteers noticed him behaving oddly and stumbling. Rose, the female piping plover, hasn’t returned to Montrose Beach for months and is feared dead.

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