Looking forward to the creativity of the Chicago community in naming the 2021 Piping Plover chicks!
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Adult male: O (G dot),V : X,- “Vinnie” [Orange band with a green dot on the upper left leg, Violet/purple band on the lower left leg, silver band on the upper right leg, no band on the lower leg].
Nest 1 chick: X,G (333) : O (Y dot),- "“Traveler” [Silver band on upper left leg, Green band on lower left leg with number 333, orange band on upper right leg with yellow dot, no band on lower right leg].
Nest 2 chick: X,G/O : O (R dot),G (343) “RoadRunner” [Silver band on upper left leg, Green and orange band on lower left leg, orange band on upper right leg with red dot, green band on lower right leg with number 343].
Nest 3 chick #1: X,G (362) : -,O (Y dot) "“Uno” [Silver band on upper left leg, Green band on lower left leg with number 362, no band on upper right leg , no orange band on lower right leg with yellow dot]
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Hazel, Nish and Esperanza are just a bit over a month-old now. On July 20, they posed for their one-month photo shoots.
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Today we were quick to locate Hazel and Nish, who were feeding along the lake shore, Rose kept them company. We soon located Monty at the opposite end of the beach, in the company of 14 Willets. But search as we may, we could not find Esperanza…
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Thank you to one of our wonderful monitors, Raed Mansour, for capturing this adorable moment!
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In my last monitoring shift, I was struck by the quick passage of time: the 3 chicks, at 12 days old, were so big compared to my previous shift a week earlier…
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The Chicago Piping Plover chicks were banded today.
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Several videos by Aerin Tedesco captured fun moments in the 4-day old Piping Plover chicks’ lives. You can see the chicks being brooded, emerge from brooding, stretch and feed.
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