CHICAGO — Imani the piping plover has been spotted back at Montrose Beach.
Chicago Piping Plovers, an X account dedicated to providing updates on and protecting local plovers, tweeted early Thursday that the bird had returned, sharing a photo of Imani.
This marks the third straight year the bird has returned to his birthplace.
Imani, a male plover, was born with his sibling, Siewka, in summer 2021 and is now nearly 3. He is the son of the famed Monty and Rose, the plovers who stole the city’s hearts and inspired plovermania in Chicago starting in 2019.
Imani has returned to Montrose Beach repeatedly, though he has not been joined by a female and has not been able to successfully mate.
Monty died at Montrose Beach from a respiratory infection in 2022. Rose did not return to the beach that year and has not been seen.
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