In 2019, a Great Lakes Piping Plover arrived on a marshy island off the coast of Green Bay.
Conservationists keep a close eye on the endangered species, but this bird wasn’t known to them. They named her Ms. Packer and banded her with green and gold bands on both legs.
In the years since, Ms. Packer became a favorite of birders while successfully rearing chicks, nesting with a male named Vince and starring in local TV news…