The babies are very agile and can run at amazing speeds. Killdeer are quite common in the Midwest and certainly found throughout Minnesota. They are uniquely adapted to living in the wide-open spaces.

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Chicks are beginning to emerge from a killdeer nest located at the Johns Island site of the Berkeley Electric Cooperative. An update on Wednesday from the agency says three ...

Killdeer are in the shorebird family and were a common sight, often using the higher ground of fields and pasture. They are easily recognized not only by their call, but by their bold colors and ...

When a predator, such as a fox, approaches a killdeer’s egg-filled nest or its babies, the bird starts acting as if it is in great distress with a broken wing. The fox thinks it has an easy meal ...

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.

The killdeer is named for its loud, high pitched vocal call of kill-deear or kill-dee-dee-dee. More often than not, this call is made while the bird is on the ground, and therefore, the bird is ...

Killdeer choose rocky nesting sites as protection for their eggs. The eggs – beige with brown spots – camouflage well against rocks, as do the brown and white birds themselves.

The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a shorebird that, while it can live and nest at the shore, is more often found in upland areas - expansive lawns, parking lots, athletic fields, grazed ...

The killdeer is probably the most difficult to observe because the first ones are usually single birds high overhead. But they always cry "killdeer, killdeer, killdeer." ...