Piping plover chick — grandchild of Monty and Rose — hatches at Montrose Beach

A piping plover chick hatched Sunday at Montrose Beach, marking a milestone in conservation efforts to restore the endangered shorebird species in the Great Lakes region. This was the first egg to hatch of four laid by piping plover Searocket, who was captive-reared and released in the wild at Montrose Beach last summer, according to a Chicago Park District news release. The other three eggs are expected to hatch soon, following a roughly monthlong incubation period, the release said. The eggs were a product of a recent pairing between Searocket...