<p>Imani and Searocket’s four hatchlings got names and bands — no, not that kind — to celebrate two weeks of life on Lake Michigan’s shore.</p><p>The four fuzzy, (and currently) flightless birds are now named Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and Tweedy after famed Chicago musicians Buddy Guy, Frankie Knuckles, Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy.</p><p>The Chicago Piping Plovers group said it received more than 456 submissions and more than 1,500 unique names for the chicks. A seven-person panel with representatives from various local city and conservation groups narrowed the list down.</p><p>“It seems fitting to name the chicks after musicians, as the scientific name of the Piping Plover is Charadrius melodus, referring to their melodious singing,” the Chicago Piping Plovers group said in a statement. “The artists selected span generations of fans through multiple genres, and have moved the arc of music forward with their innovation and talent, becoming Chicago and worldwide icons.”</p><p>They aren’t the first names based on the birds’ singing abilities, as <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2024/07/20/piping-plover-chick-born-at-montrose-beach-ojibwe-name-nagamo" target="_blank" ><u>Nagamo</u></a>’s name was the Ojibwe phrase meaning “they sing.”</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" data-embed> <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k33a6y5zoxkzmhobrj4hczls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgf4ealys2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidvpqvs5sqqzt62vbkwojckn2js4ek755i5pa6dftvwiapf4rvbhe"><p lang="en">Meet Buddy, Frankie, Mavis, and Tweedy!