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Killdeer at the Occoquan Bay NWR
Killdeer on Nest, Asheville NC Killdeer off nest, Ashville NC

Killdeer
Plover Family

Killdeer frequent open areas and are right at home in suburban areas. Although they especially like mudflats and sandbars, Killdeer do well in human-modified habitats such as athletic fields, airports, golf courses, graveled or broken-asphalt parking lots, and graveled rooftops. They eat earthworms, grasshoppers, beetles, and snails. Learn more...

Photos:
Top - Occoquan Bay NWR; May 2006

Bottom - Eli Hosen, Asheville, NC; April 2007