Learn how the kildeer uses a distraction display to lead a predator away from the nest by faking a broken wing.

Its Latin name, Charadrius vociferous, says it all: noisy plover. The killdeer, long-legged like its shorebird cousins, is America's most familiar and widespread plover, calling out "ka-dee, ka-dee, ...

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PITTSVILLE, Md. -- A family of Killdeer birds has found a home at the Pittsville Playground, leading one section to be temporarily closed off. The bird is protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Alongside a road, a Killdeer looks after its child. The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is the largest of the ringed plovers in the United States. Despite its name, the ...

"A citizen was walking the grounds and happened to see a momma bird dragging her wing, making all this noise, which is what a Killdeer bird does when you approach the nest," said Camden Police ...

Marina High School in Huntington Beach may be the home of the Vikings but for the next three to four weeks the campus will make room for a tiny new feathered guest. "Maybe it's a sign of something," ...

We have reached that time of year when going to work in the morning becomes more difficult with every passing day. The world is waking up from its winter slumber and more and more items of interest ...