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Plovers Come Over

Two piping plovers in Chicago have inspired a movie, a book and a beach sanctuary.

Aired 06/29/2021

Great Lakes Now

Plovers Come Over

Clip: Season 1 Episode 26 | 8m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

Two piping plovers in Chicago have inspired a movie, a book and a beach sanctuary.

Love is in the air and on the beach. Two piping plovers named Monty and Rose have built a life together on a busy stretch of beach in Chicago. The endangered birds haven’t been seen in the area since 1948. Now they call the Windy City home. Their presence and the struggles they’ve endured to stay alive and reproduce have captured the imagination of hundreds of followers and even inspired a documen

Aired 06/29/2021

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