It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Imani is confirmed present at Montrose today. Where is Pippin?! He may be at Montrose and just not observed yet today.
📸: Phil Stosberg (Our thanks to Phil for allowing us to use his photo for an updated Pippin ID Card)
Imani will be 5 this summer, looking back at his eventful first few weeks after hatching. 🪶 www.twibchicago.com/p/appreciati...
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Monday, April 20, 2026
Imani and Pippin are confirmed present at Montrose today. We do not (yet?) have confirmation of the unbanded female continuing.
📸: Liam Francis Shanley (Pippin and the unbanded female, unfulfilled meet-cute, Montrose Protected Beach, April 17, 2026)
This Week In Photos:
▪️ Loved ones remember Eric Billups
▪️ Piping plovers return and more: blockclubchi.co/3Qfqfp4
All hail the King
The King of Montrose!
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Imani, Pippin, and the unbanded female are confirmed present at Montrose today.
📸: Daniel Eastman (Imani, King of Montrose, Montrose Protected Beach, April 18, 2026)
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Imani, Pippin, and the unbanded female are confirmed present at Montrose today.
🎥: Grace Palacio (Pippin undaunted, Montrose Protected Beach, April 16, 2026)
An unbanded female Piping Plover exploring the protected beach at Montrose in Chicago
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Friday, April 17, 2026
Imani and Pippin are confirmed present at Montrose today along with an unbanded female. Same little lady as Tuesday? Without bands, we can't confirm.
📸: Austin St. Peter (unbanded female seen Tuesday, Montrose Protected Beach, April 14, 2026)
Two shorebirds, a piping plover and a long-billed dowitcher, resting on a beach. Migration is energy-intense.
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Imani and Pippin are confirmed present at Montrose today.
📸: Joe Purcell (Imani giving a Long-billed Dowitcher a moment's peace, Montrose Protected Beach, April 14, 2026)
Thank you, @fox32chicago.bsky.social ! 🤍
Yes! 🤍🟢
The unbanded plover has moved on. While she (yes, SHE!) likely knew how much excitement she caused amongst the boys, little did she know how much excitement she generated amongst her human admirers.
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Imani and Pippin are confirmed present at Montrose today.
🎥: Audrey Vicks, Bird Nerd Photogs (Imani and Pippin, Montrose Protected Beach, April 14, 2026)
We shall see what tomorrow holds. Certainly an eventful start to the week! 2/2
📸: Austin St. Peter (Imani, unbanded plover, Pippin, Montrose Protected Beach, April 14, 2026)
Three small shorebirds called piping plovers in flight.
It's raining plovers! Hallelujah!
Our thanks to Austin St. Peter for notifying us that a 3rd Piping Plover visited Montrose today and for sharing a stunning series of pictures. Our new plover appears to be unbanded, and if so, they are likely from the threatened population of Great Plains PIPL. 1/2
Thank you, @blockclubchi.bsky.social ! 🤍
Thank you, @chicago.suntimes.com ! 🤍
It's Your Daily Imani+!☀️
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Imani and Pippin are confirmed present at Montrose today. Thanks to all for giving the boys their space.
We will be updating Imani's ID picture. His violet band is no longer present. 🤍⭐️
🤍 We love him.
5/5 fin
🟢 Pippin departed Montrose in 2025 with an entanglement around his foot. We had authorization from USFWS to net him and remove the artificial fiber but, unfortunately, our attempts to net him before he departed on migration were unsuccessful. This entanglement resulted in Pippin losing his foot.
4/5
The name honors the historic Zippin Pippin roller coaster at Bay Beach Amusement Park, which is visible from Cat Island's nesting site. The name also carries a bonus connection, sharing a phonetic link with Scottie Pippen of Chicago Bulls fame.
3/5
🟢 Briefly referred to as "Green Dot," based on the brood dot on his leg band, over Memorial Day weekend 2024, the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park hosted a naming contest in which over 160 zoo guests voted, and "Pippin" emerged as the winning name.
2/5
Pippin Fast Facts
🟢 Hatched on Cat Island in Green Bay, Wisconsin on May 29, 2023. He is the son of Obie and Violet.
🟢 As a first-year male, he arrived at Montrose Beach on May 11, 2024, which happened to be World Migratory Bird Day!
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🎥: Wayne Ryan (Pippin, Montrose, April 13, 2026)
THE BOYS ARE BACK
🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
I REPEAT:
THE BOYS
ARE BACK
MY BOYS
Our boys are home!!
Pippin > Pippen
Never a dull moment with your Chicago Piping Plovers! 🤍
