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- Description: The area is closed to protect Sea Rocket and Imani, two endangered Piping Plovers that have returned to Chicago for a second year to nest and have hatched four eggs, as seen here at the Montrose Beach Dunes in Chicago. The Great Lakes Piping Plover is listed as federally endangered, and the male bird Imani is the offspring of the original pair Monty and Rose that landed here in 2019, first sighting of these birds in Chicago and Cook country in 71 years. Illinois, USA.
- Credits: Alexandra Buxbaum/Majority World
- Keywords: americans, avian, beach, beachfront, bird watching, birds conservation area, chicago, chicago piping plovers, cook county, endangered piping plover, endangered species, endangered species recovery, exclusion box, great lake, great lakes piping plover, habitat monitoring, illinois, imani birds, imani conservation, incubation of eggs, lake michigan, male bird, migration for birds, montrose beach dunes, monty and rose, nesting season of birds, north america, protected area, sand, shorebird, wildlife protection
- Added: Jun 11, 2025
- Created: May 29, 2025
- Filename: MWC064308.jpg
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- Photographer: Alexandra Buxbaum
- Owner: Alexandra Buxbaum
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- Description: The area is closed to protect Sea Rocket and Imani, two endangered Piping Plovers that have returned to Chicago for a second year to nest and have hatched four eggs, as seen here at the Montrose Beach Dunes in Chicago. The Great Lakes Piping Plover is listed as federally endangered, and the male bird Imani is the offspring of the original pair Monty and Rose that landed here in 2019, first sighting of these birds in Chicago and Cook country in 71 years. Illinois, USA.
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- Date Created: 2025-05-29 00:00:00
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- City: Chicago
- State: IL
- Country: USA
- Headline: Endangered Piping Plovers return to nesting ground in Chicago, Illinois USA
- Source: ABU
- Copyright Notice: Alexandra Buxbaum | Majority World
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- Image Description: The area is closed to protect Sea Rocket and Imani, two endangered Piping Plovers that have returned to Chicago for a second year to nest and have hatched four eggs, as seen here at the Montrose Beach Dunes in Chicago. The Great Lakes Piping Plover is lis
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- Date/Time: 2025:06:11 14:06:01
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