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    Killdeer are medium-sized shorebirds that are brown, tan and white with black bands around their neck and head. They have large eyes, short beaks, and long legs with pointed tails, and feed on invertebrates like worms and snails. Killdeer are found year-round walking on the ground and will fly if disturbed, but unlike many shorebirds they are not strongly associated with water.

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    Killdeer are medium-sized shorebirds that are brown, tan and white with black bands around their neck and head. They have large eyes, short beaks, and long legs with pointed tails, and feed on invertebrates like worms and snails. Killdeer are found year-round walking on the ground and will fly if disturbed, but unlike many shorebirds they are not strongly associated with water.

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    Killdeer are medium-sized shorebirds that are brown, tan and white with black bands around their neck and head. They have large eyes, short beaks, and long legs with pointed tails, and feed on invertebrates like worms and snails. Killdeer are found year-round walking on the ground and will fly if disturbed, but unlike many shorebirds they are not strongly associated with water.

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    Killdeer Characteristics

    Charadrius vociferous Appearance: Brown, tan and white; two black


    bands around the neck and one on the head
    Size: 8”-11’’ tall, wingspan of about 7"
    Killdeer have a large, round heads with
    Call: Quick, loud, high trill
    large eyes and a short beak. They are
    Location: Likely to be found walking along the
    long-legged with pointed tails. Killdeer
    feed on invertebrates such as ground
    earthworms and snails. They tend to Season: Year-round
    move mostly by walking but when
    disturbed they will take flight. Killdeer are o Native
    unusually not associated with water very
    much for being shorebirds.

    Fun Facts Sources


    To lead predators away from their nests, the Audubon Society
    birds put on an act of pretending to have a Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    broken wing to distract and entice the predator. Pictures: Megan Leich

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