The robin-sized Killdeer is brownish above and white below, with two dark neck bands that secure the identification of this species. Photo by Rhododentrites ...

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. Robins hop ...

Fifty years ago, almost every child growing up in rural North America knew the call of a killdeer. A loud "K'deer, K'deer, K'deer" would announce his presence in open fields, pastures, wetlands, ...

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 classified as a shorebird, it is more likely to be found living and nesting far from water. My first encounters with these birds were on and around my grandparent’s farms in ...

I am a Charadrius vociferus. But I'm best known by my other name, killdeer. No need to be alarmed; I don't actually hurt deer. My name comes from my call, which sounds like "kill-jer." My body ...