Chicago experiences piping plover fever as Imani, Searocket welcome chicks

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Chicago’s birding community is atwitter as celebrity piping plover couple Imani and Searocket have welcomed a brood of chicks to the shores of Montrose Beach.

, all four eggs have hatched on the beach, with the chicks seen feeding around the shores of Lake Michigan in recent days.“The Chicago Park District will continue to work with partners to monitor the protected fenced area near their nest to ward off and deter predators from approaching,” the district said in a statement.Imani was one of two chicks that hatched in 2021.

His parents Monty and Rose became a citywide sensation when they nested at Montrose Beach in 2019, and returned there for several years.but was unsuccessful in attracting a mate in the last two summers. Searocket, who was born and raised in captivity, was released at Montrose Beach in 2023 and returned earlier this year.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.

 

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