Birdwatching around Chicago: 8 unconventional tips There’s more to Chicago-area birdwatching than Montrose Point’s Magic Hedge. Birders share some tips for birding off the beaten path. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022
Cause of death released for beloved piping plover Monty A necropsy revealed that Monty died from “a severe fungal respiratory infection, including laryngitis which restricted his airway,” according to a Tuesday statement from the Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022
Imani — Rose and Monty’s chick from 2021 — spotted in Minnesota “That’s the best that we can hope for, that however long Monty and Rose were going to be with us ... their young would go on to continue their story.” Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2022
Monty the piping plover has died “We are saddened to share that today Monty passed away unexpectedly. We will share more as we learn more,” the Chicago Piping Plovers group tweeted late Friday afternoon. Chicago Sun-Times · May 13, 2022
Rose the piping plover still nowhere to be found Monty has been in Chicago for awhile, but former nesting mate Rose hasn’t arrived. Still, “we aren’t going to make any assumptions at the moment,” said Armand Cann, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2022
Afternoon Edition: April 21, 2022 Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022
New piping plover spotted on Rainbow Beach The new plover was sighted late afternoon Tuesday, and was identified as a 5-year-old female who usually nests at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2022