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ABC27 on MSNSit Back and Relax: Killdeer and childAlongside a road, a Killdeer looks after its child. The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is the largest of the ringed plovers ...
The killdeer is a bit of an odd duck in the sense that it is a member of the avian order Charadriiformes (a.k.a. the shorebirds). More specifically, the killdeer is a member of a group of birds known ...
The killdeer is a familiar bird, perhaps as well known as the robin. Like the robin, it is a reliable sign of spring. The killdeer signals spring in places other than the robin, however.
Claim to fame: Killdeer are well-known for their piercing “kill-deeah” call (a call which gave the bird its name) and for the feigned wounded antics they use to distract predators from their nest.
Although the killdeer is a shorebird, it is often found in plowed fields far from water, pastures, golf courses and other grassy areas. Jim Gilbert's Nature Notes are heard on WCCO Radio at 7:15 a ...
Killdeer are quite common in the Midwest and certainly found throughout Minnesota. They are uniquely adapted to living in the wide-open spaces. — This is the opinion of outdoors columnist Jerry ...
The killdeer’s preference for nesting in open areas — fields, golf courses, abandoned industrial sites, parking lots, gravel driveways, roadsides — has allowed it to thrive near humans all ...
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