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Imani, the offspring of the famous Monty and Rose piping plovers, was spotted Tuesday at Montrose Beach. The bird has returned to Illinois to nest if it can find a female, bird experts say.

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Despite being of age to mate, Imani spent the summer alone. Now bird watchers have their fingers crossed he returns to Montrose Beach next summer.

CHICAGO — Monty and Rose, who achieved local fame in 2019 as the first federally endangered piping plovers to raise a family in Chicago in almost 60 years, are gone from the North Side beach where they spent three summers.

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After Monty’s unexpected death on Montrose Beach May 13 — and Rose’s unexpected absence — volunteers and piping plover fans came together to honor the couple’s memory.