Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
An early migrant, the first killdeer of spring arrives in late February, singing its name as it flies over the upland areas around my woods. The killdeer is a member of the plover family, one of several shorebird families, which usually live near water. This species is also found in fields far from water. I have never seen this bird in the woods, but once I hear it, I know I will be able to find it a short distance away in a farmer's field.
Fifty Common Birds of the Upper Midwest, watercolors by Dana Gardner, text by Nancy Overcott
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