Killdeer

Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Photo ©Patricia McQuade	The Killdeer eats worms and insects in open fields and along the shoreline. For a nest, this bird will just find a little spot in some gravel or dirt and lay 4 eggs there. The small ends of the eggs point inward to keep them from rolling away. The Killdeer darts rapidly back and forth over the ground, stopping to call a loud, shrill kill-DEEE, then darting back and forth again. If you startle this bird, its call of alarm warns other birds, and they all fly away.
Habitat: Gravel or short grass; suburban or rural. Feeding: Eats insects, worms Nesting: Adds pebbles to a depression in bare ground. Eggs: 3-4, pale brown with darker marks. Incubation: 24-28 days. Fledge: 25 days.

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