Chicagoans have eagerly watched a pair of piping plovers successfully breed at Montrose Beach in recent years, but another sighting has thrilled birdwatchers across the city this week.
The sighting occurred at Rainbow Beach on the city’s South Side earlier in the week. A 5-year-old female, who usually nests at Sleeping Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, was spotted on Tuesday by birdwatchers at the site.
Experts were able to use photographs to identify the bird, who was believed to be stopping in Chicago to rest and refuel on her way up to Michigan. In fact, the bird was already reported to be back at her usual nesting site at the lakeshore on Wednesday, making the trip overnight.
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