It's almost that time of year again when birders flock to Montrose Beach. The peak of migration season is a couple weeks away. But one popular bird has already made an appearance — as two piping ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago family who loves the magic of nature was able to capture photos of the northern lights Wednesday night at Montrose Beach. DeJuan Shorter and his wife Ellen were tracking when the ...

Get your binoculars! Piping plover season is back at Montrose Beach. Two banded piping plovers were spotted Friday morning by Mark Kolasa, the Montrose Beach Dunes volunteer community steward, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – A Piping Plover plan has hatched at Montrose Beach. “They’re called Piping Plovers for a reason,” birder and ...

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Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

A beloved Chicago mom celebrated a special day over the weekend with a return to Montrose Beach. Her name is Searocket and she is partner and co-parent to Imani — the piping plover son of local ...

Nagamo, the last surviving piping plover chick at Montrose Beach, has returned to the lakefront after appearing to have flown the coop Thursday. The chick was the only piping plover chick who survived ...

Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are ...

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CHICAGO (WBBM) — It’s been one week since Chicago’s beloved piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket laid their first egg of the season in Montrose Beach. Since the presence of dogs can frighten shore ...