Bird of the Week – Killdeer
Killdeer, a species of plover, are uncommon in Alaska.
Killdeer, Airport Ponds, Fairbanks
Famous for the call that gives them their name and their remarkable broken-wing display they use to lead you away from the nest, are North America’s most common plover.
Killdeer, Juneau, Alaska
Fairbanks is at or near the northernmost edge of their usual range. But Killdeer are present in low numbers year-round in Southeast Alaska. Unlike their smaller cousins, Semipalmated Plovers, Killdeer habituate to human activity and are common in parks, golf courses and sports fields.
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The light in that 2nd photo is stunning
All the killdeer your little heart desires to see can be seen in iowa from late February until late October, They are all over iowa’s county gravel roads, farm lanes, feedlots and soybean fields. iowa also has a town named Plover,(for some reason) pop 77 as of 2010 census in Pocohontas County, iowa.:)