Piping plover Imani returned home to Montrose Beach on Thursday, leading Chicago birders to wonder if the eligible bachelor will find a mate this year.
Imani is the son of beloved couple Monty and Rose. Imani , Searocket, Prickly Pear and Wild Indigo headed south for the winter around the beginning of August.Birder Matthew Dolkart spotted Imani at 5:30 a.m., according to Tamima Itani, the lead volunteer coordinator of Chicago Piping Plover s.
"Monitors from prior years started arriving, and we hugged each other," Itani said. "We're all very happy to have Imani back and be able to monitor for another season." "He must be in a very exotic place and we just don't know," Itani said. "Rose's mother used to winter in the Bahamas, and she used to be referred to as 'Bahama Mama.'"
The male will scratch nests in the sand, which are "small cups in the sand, the size of the palm of your hand," Itani said.
Piping Plover Returns To Montrose Beach In Chicago
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