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I am totally a fan of dividing a page into sections, and the article needs that. Also, with the killdeers diet; is it purely insects, or arthropods, or invertebrates in general? Cynops 14:44, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since they are short-billed and hunt in dry habitats by sight, you would assume that insects formed the bulk of their diet, but Shorebirds gives no food info. jimfbleak 15:09, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

killdeer

killdeers are very interresting animals and i had never heard of them but now because of this web site ive became very interested

Injury-feigning display picture

Weblink:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/junkchest/46530915/ (Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic)

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Returning to nesting grounds

Would an ornithologist happen to know whether these birds return to their original nesting grounds after migration? I have seen a 'family' of killdeer return to a relatively small plot of land for generations, and wonder if this is truly indicative of the species, or if I am simply seeing completely different, unrelated families, and it is all coincidental. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.72.8 (talk) 11:15, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How long is the gestation period after the eggs are laid? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.228.107.222 (talk) 00:21, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nesting Section

the incubation period is about 22-28 days The nesting section was copied and pasted from the website it cited. I'm working on rephrasing, expanding, and adding more references to the section. It may take several edits. Altamel (talk) 00:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Do killdeers also dive-bomb potential predators?

Do these also dive-bomb potential predators to distract them away from nests, or do only swallows do that? DMahalko (talk) 22:52, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In my experience, no. Get too close and they'll squawk at you. Get too too close and they'll run and do their distraction routine. NTox · talk 19:53, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Railroad Ballast and Eggs

Has any study been done? In my work experience they routinely lay their eggs alongside railroad tracks in South Eastern Louisiana in a brilliant display of camoflauge