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	Killdeer - LoveToKnow 1911
		KILLDEER, a common American plover, so called in imitation of its whistling cry, the Charadrius vociferus of Linnaeus, and the Aegialitis vocifera of modern ornithologists.
		hiaticula, has many of the habits of the killdeer, but is much less often found away from the seashore, though a few colonies may be found in dry warrens in certain parts of England many miles from the coast, and in Lapland at a still greater distance.
		In such localities it paves its nest with small stones (whence it is locally known as "Stone hatch"), a habit almost unaccountable unless regarded as an inherited instinct from shingle-haunting ancestors.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Killdeer (491 words)

	Killdeer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Killdeer attempt to lead intruders away with a convincing "broken wing" display, dragging one wing and limping while crying piteously.
		Killdeer may nest in the short grass of pastures, golf courses or airports, or on barren ground such as sandbars, gravel roads, and parking areas.
		The young Killdeer is distinguished by its long fl tail with down protruding beyond the rest of the tail, and by the gray rather than yellow legs.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /BOW/KILLDE (617 words)

	Killdeer
		Killdeer attempt to lead intruders away with a convincing "broken wing" display, dragging one wing and limping while crying piteously.
		Killdeer may nest in the short grass of pastures, golf courses or airports, or on barren ground such as sandbars, gravel roads, and parking areas.
		The young Killdeer is distinguished by its long fl tail with down protruding beyond the rest of the tail, and by the gray rather than yellow legs.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /killdeer_info.htm (585 words)

	Index
		Over the past 90+ years the Killdeer School District has grown to be one of the largest in the western North Dakota area.
		Killdeer school covers a total of 856 square miles, running eight school buses to transport rural students to the school.
		Killdeer did operate some rural schools in the old Manning and Connolly Districts until 1969.
	www.killdeer.k12.nd.us /History.htm (699 words)

	Killdeer
		Killdeer: a bird with a grayish-brown back, white breast and two distinctive fl rings around its neck.
		One characteristic behavior of Killdeer is that when arriving on nesting territories, which may be fields, lawns, riverbanks, or airports (and often near human habitation), the male will scrape an area on the ground with hardly any vegetation on it forming a nest-like area.
		(Killdeer have been known to nest on gravel rooftops; and one of the oddest places a nest has been found is between the ties on a RR tracka track still in use!).
	www.libirding.com /Killdeer.html (533 words)

	Killdeer
		Killdeers are considered beneficial birds to humans because over 90 percent of their diet is made up of insects, including pests that are harmful to humans such as mosquitoes, ticks and flies, and insects that are harmful to crops such as beetles and grasshoppers.
		Killdeer are either solitary or in monogamous pairs, and although they do not flock together, they are friendly birds that live amicably with other killdeer.
		Killdeer were very scarce by the end of the nineteenth century due to overhunting.
	www.wildinfo.com /facts/Killdeer.asp?page=/facts/Killdeer.asp (673 words)

	Mather Field Vernal Pools - Killdeer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Killdeer has a short neck and a chubby, brown body, with a white underside and a brown face.
		Killdeer are named for their call, "killdee, killdee, killdee", or "dee, dee, dee".
		Killdeer often build their nests in the open, rather than in the tall grass.
	www.sacsplash.org /critters/killdeer.htm (368 words)

	Killdeer Oat
		Killdeer oat was released by the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station in 2000.
		Killdeer is one day later heading, about seven inches shorter and less prone to lodging than Jerry.
		Yield comparison of Killdeer oat with Jerry, Troy, and Otana in North Dakota, 1998-2000.
	www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu /aginfo/seedstock/Brochures/Killdeer.htm (139 words)

	TPWD: Killdeer – Introducing Birds to Young Naturalists
		Although the killdeer is classed as a migratory species, this bird is a year-round resident of Texas, choosing a variety of habitats as home.
		A mother killdeer sits on her nest, which is little more than a shallow depression.
		The flight of the killdeer is swift but erratic, and it seldom flies for long periods.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /publications/nonpwdpubs/introducing_birds/killdeer (922 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Killdeer, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		The killdeer is one of the most beneficial birds; it is a delight to the eye as it runs along the field or swiftly flies and skims the ground, and its familiar calls are pleasing.
		In fact killdeers' eggs are so protectively colored for the usual surroundings that the instinct of nest concealment by furtive abandonment is exhibited by the killdeer as in the case of most shore birds.
		Pickwell (1925) says the roof-nesting killdeer "laid at least three clutches of eggs during the season extending from early April to the last of June, and she may have raised two broods." The eggs are ovate pyriform in shape, usually quite pointed, and they have no gloss.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch1-10/killdeer.html (4770 words)

	Killdeer
		Killdeer belong to the shorebird family of plovers, the Charadridae (car-ah-DRY-ih-dee).
		Killdeer are the first shorebirds to return in the spring and the last to depart in the fall.
		Killdeer are so common that we tend to overlook them, but when the unmistakable shrill "killdeer' cry echoes from the sky, we stop and take note.
	kaweahoaks.com /html/killdeer.html (558 words)

	The Precocious Killdeer
		Newly-hatched killdeer can't fly, and they need their killdeer parents for protection and guidance, but they are a lot closer to independence than most baby birds.
		As you pursue it, the killdeer leads you farther and farther away from its four downy killdeer babies crouching on the ground or half hidden under a tiny bush.
		Although killdeer are technically in the family of shorebirds, they are unusual shorebirds in that they often nest and live far from water.
	www.birdwatching.com /stories/killdeer.html (1322 words)

	The Aviary: Killdeer
		The voice is a shrill kill-deee, dee-dee-dee or killdeer, killdeer.
		The Killdeer prefers open country such as plowed fields, golf courses, and short-grass prairies, open meadows, lawns, coasts and mud flats.
		The Killdeer's nest is made on the ground in just a depression lined with grass.
	aviary.owls.com /killdeer/killdeer.html (221 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Killdeer
		Killdeer are adept at distracting intruders from their nests or young.
		The Killdeer is useful to farmers because it has a large appetite for pests harmful to agriculture.
		Killdeer returning north very early in the spring might be overtaken by a late winter storm severe enough to make it impossible for them to find food and, similarly, a few may be lost every year by not returning south soon enough.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=50 (2647 words)

	Killdeer Photos and Information - Birding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A killdeer, or Charadrius vociferus is a type of plover - a small, long-legged brown bird that hands out in fields and farms.
		Note that the killdeer has two dark bands on its neck, which is different from other birds of this size and shape.
		Killdeer live on a diet of small insects and small fish.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art8460.asp (126 words)

	Welcome to BirdIQ!
		The Killdeer is a plover, a family of birds that is found worldwide.
		Habitat: Killdeer may be found in a variety of habitats from urban to agricultural to wetland.
		Killdeer young are precocious, that is they are active with their eyes open as soon as 1 hour after hatching.
	www.birdiq.com (473 words)

	Killdeer - Waterman and Hill-Traveller's Companion
		Killdeer are ground-loving, extremely noisy shorebirds (whose natural habitat appears to be flat rooftops and parking lots).
		As ground nesters Killdeer have a number of strategies for coping with the increased number of predators such a life-style entails.
		The Precocious Killdeer on Birdwatching.com, an engaging consideration of the birds' young-rearing strategy.
	www.naturealmanac.com /natural_events/k/killdeer.html (524 words)

	Killdeer
		Although the Killdeer is a common shorebird in Missouri, it can be found in nonshore habitats throughout the state.
		Killdeer were about six times more abundant in the open agricultural landscape of the Mississippi Lowlands and the Big Rivers natural divisions than in other regions of the state.
		Killdeer sometimes rear two broods, which may account for their extended breeding season.
	mdc.mo.gov /nathis/birds/birdatlas/maintext/0400145.htm (329 words)

	killdeer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Killdeer parents brood their chicks almost constantly for the first 3 days,and on and off up until the 17th day after hatching when the young can thermoregulate.
		Killdeer are actually unusual in the fact that the females stick around after laying the eggs.
		Killdeer chicks are also capable of flight between the 20th and 31st day after hatching.
	home.mindspring.com /~mypicts/killdeer.html (217 words)

	Killdeer - Whatbird.com
		Killdeer: Large banded plover with brown upperparts and white underparts, and two distinct fl bands cross the upper breast.
		Killdeer: Breeds from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southward.
		Killdeer exhibit a clever “broken wing display” in which they appear to be struggling with a broken wing while all the while leading the predator away from their babies.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/101/_/Killdeer.aspx (894 words)

	Killdeer are near!
		We'd like to share a few of their comments with you, and offer some tips on what to do if a killdeer is nesting near your home.
		My wife and I have just purchased a 1.2 acre lot outside of Lewisville, TX and we are in the process of preparing the ground to plant bermuda seed and the other day we spotted a bird that was acting really strange.
		Even if they are still viable, it would require a lot of attention to keep the temperature exactly to their needs and also turn the eggs often enough and tend to them as well as the killdeer would.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/1998/apr98/killdup.htm (766 words)

	All About Birds
		The most widespread and familiar of the American plovers, the Killdeer is a common bird in farmyards, fields, and parking lots.
		Although many species of birds pretend to have a broken wing to lure predators from their nest, the Killdeer is the one most commonly seen performing this distraction display.
		The Killdeer is one of the most successful shorebirds because of its fondness for human modified habitats and its willingness to nest close to people.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Killdeer.html (307 words)

	KILLDEER
		PR The killdeer is a self-appointed sentinel for other forms of birds and animals.
		Two fl bands also cross the killdeer's head and a large rusty spot is conspicuous at the base of the tail when the bird is in flight.
		The killdeer has to be counted as a valuable bird because of the inroads it makes on weevils, grasshoppers, beetles, ticks, mosquitoes, flies, army worms and other noxious insects.
	www.baylink.org /wpc/killdeer.html (201 words)

	killdeer
		Killdeer are medium-sized birds that grow up to 11 inches long.
		Killdeer bob their heads as they walk back and forth searching for food.
		Killdeer will try to draw predators away from their nests by using a "broken wing display." The killdeer fakes having an injury and runs slowly so the predator will follow it.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/killdeer.htm (295 words)

	Killdeer - Wildlife - Presidio of San Francisco
		The Killdeer forages by running, stopping, and lunging at insects and other invertebrates.
		It is especially fond of feeding on grasshoppers and beetles.
		the Killdeer is distinguished by a golden-red rump and two fl bands across its breast.
	www.nps.gov /archive/goga/prsf/nathist1/wildlife/birds/killdeer.htm (108 words)

	Northpinellas: Killdeer eggs nestle by tiny train tracks
		A killdeer guards the eggs she laid in a nest in the freight yard of a one-eighth-scale miniature track at Largo Central Park.
		A mother bird, a killdeer, is nesting between the rails of the tiny tracks.
		The killdeer, a member of the plover family, has two fl rings around its neck, brown feathers and an orange lower back.
	www.sptimes.com /News/041801/NorthPinellas/Killdeer_eggs_nestle_.shtml (600 words)

	Birds » Wild Birds » Killdeer Main Page
		The Killdeer, with its distinct call, is named for its voice and will display some amazing behavioral patterns, sure to thrill the avid bird watcher.
		The Killdeer is mostly found in open areas such as savannahs and fields, even populated areas such as golf courses, playgrounds, parks and airport runways, with nests being built in large spaces, such as a park or a particularly large front or back lawn.
		The Killdeer is naturally attracted to areas in suburban towns where the lawns are spacious and the bugs are plentiful, so you may have an easier time attracting this species than you may think.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/wild_birds/wbd3759.html (672 words)

	Nature in the City: The Killdeer’s Broken Wing Act—Have you Fallen for It?
		Killdeer nests are out in the open but hard to see.
		Killdeer are shorebirds, but often live far inland from water.
		But killdeer may breed and nest only short distances from their wintering grounds, and are usually seen in small groups.
	www.moscowfood.coop /garden/killdeer.html (684 words)

	Killdeer, North Dakota
		Killdeer is the home of North Dakota's oldest PRCA rodeo.
		The Killdeer area has bountiful crop and hay land along with beautiful, plentiful pastures which is home to herds of cattle for area ranchers.
		Killdeer is the center of endless possibilities for the residents of Dunn County and surrounding area.
	www.killdeer.com /index.asp?Design=PrintView (205 words)

	Killdeer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, is a medium-sized plover.
		Adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two fl bands.
		Three Killdeer eggs in a nest close to a storm drain in Portsmouth, Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Killdeer (327 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide
		Killdeer scrape out a shallow nest on the ground.
		The fl-and-white bands on a killdeer's head and neck make it harder to see as it sits quietly.
		The killdeer is the most widespread of all California shorebirds.
	www.mbayaq.org /efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=0&hab=3&inhab=133 (137 words)

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