Killdeer
| Charadrius vociferus | Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) |
Charadrius vociferus
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
This common plover is more an upland species than most shorebirds. Its dramatic “broken-wing display” when potential predators (including people and dogs) approach eggs or young is worthless when large grazing mammals approach. In that situation, a bird can stand firm screeching to make cattle or a herd of bison turn tail.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- Sounds of Early Spring 2022
- Our Not-So-Far-Flung Correspondents: Letter from Aleda 2021
- A Conversation with Don Kroodsma, Part 5: European Starling 2020
- Gall Bladders 2020
- Eastern Towhee's Got a Name 2018
- Divided We Fall 2017
- Protecting Plovers, Part I 2015
- Review: Smart Phone Apps 2014
- Breaking Bird 2014
- Snowy Plovers nesting at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge 2006
- Killdeer 2006
- Spring Advancing 2006 2006
- Mourning Dove Hunting 2005
- Baby Spotted Sandpipers 2004
- Mourning Dove Season 2004
- Spring Is Coming! 2004
- Shorebirds 2003
- Mourning Dove Season 2003
- Common Grackle 2003
- Iraq 2003
- Piping Plovers and Lake of the Woods 2002
- Baby Birds, Part III 2000
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2000
- Mourning Dove Season 2000
- Mountain Plovers 1997
- Baby Bird Week III 1996
- Baseball Bird List 1995
- Baby Killdeer 1995
- Big Day 1995 1995
- Where Are the Killdeer? 1994
- Killdeer (Placeholder) 1993
- Shorebirds 1992
- Birds That Say Their Names 1989
- A Walk in Port Wing 1989
- What to do if you find a baby bird 1989
- Killdeers 1989
- Migration Hows and Whys 1989
- Migration Report 1989
- Spring is on its way 1989
- Baby Birds 1988
- Fire and Birds 1988
- Steve Wilson's Owl Census 1988
- Signs of Spring 1988
- Crows and other spring arrivals 1988
- State Birds 1988
- Armistice Day 1987
- More Questions about Birds 1987
- A Walk in Port Wing 1987
- Killdeer 1987
- Kim Eckert's birding class 1987
- Birds That Say Their Names 1986
- Birds That Say Their Names 1986
- Baby Birds, Part II (Original) 1986
- Baby Birds, Part I (Original) 1986
- Spring Weather 1986