The three Piping Plover chicks have been named…
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One of our wonderful volunteer monitors, Aerin Tedesco, took videos of the entire banding process. Now you can watch the whole thing from rounding the chicks up to the banding to the family reunion at the end. Enjoy!
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The chicks are growing and venturing out! Check out their latest photos.
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Monitor Susan Szeszol captured these images on June 24, 2020.
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The Plovers continue to be concerned about the presence of the Killdeers at the fluddle where they are raising their chicks, and they consult with each other as evidenced in this video by Jeff Bilsky.
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The three remaining chicks remain healthy and feisty - and hungry! After their parents’ epic battle with the Kildeer yesterday, the three chicks have been enjoying meals at the fluddle, where there is an abundance of tiny insects and small invertebrates which provide the nutrition they need to grow strong. Check out these great videos by Tamima Itani taken this morning of the chicks feeding and brooding (then venturing out).
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A big day for the Piping Plover family! After a quiet and restful early morning, Rose and Monty decide to move their little chicks to the nutritionally abundant fluddle in the volleyball area. But the Killdeer who have resided there all spring will not yield territory without a strong fight!
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June 18, 2020 - The first chick from Monty and Rose’s 2020 nest has hatched!
Endangered piping plover chicks are once again running around Chicago’s Montrose Beach under the watchful eyes of a rotating crew of volunteer piping plover monitors. In recognition of the importance of this nest to recovery of this endangered species, the plover monitors have been granted access to the Lakefront to monitor the plover family.
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Today marks a significant milestone with Monty and Rose. During nest monitoring, a fourth egg was confirmed. The clutch is now complete.
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Yesterday, May 22, in the natural area at Montrose we found Monty and Rose sitting on three eggs in a nest scrape in the sand. The CPD, IDNR, and USDA joined USFWS on the scene right way to install protective measures.
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On May 1, 2020 Jason Steger, Natural Areas Manager for the Chicago Park District, reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that Chicago’s piping plover pair are back on the beach at Montrose!
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