A piping plover egg has been spotted at Montrose Beach and could hatch within the next month, the Chicago Park District and its nature conservation partners announced May 31.
The egg is a culmination of years-long efforts by nature groups to boost the Great Lakes piping plover population, which has been listed as federally endangered since 1986. The egg is the product of a recent pair bond between native-born Imani, who hatched at Montrose Beach in 2021, and Searocket, one of the 5-week-old captive-reared piping plover chicks released at the beach last year.
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