Birds Identified: Killdeer

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Killdeer has these characteristics:

• Walking, wading, running
  
• Continuous flying
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Rust color present
  
• Cross barring
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Tail stripes (along)
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Field habitat
  
• Marsh habitat
  
• Flats or beach habitat
  
• Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
  
• Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Zig zag flight (many irregular twists and turns)
  
• Jerks tail or body (repeated dipping of body, or flipping or pumping of tail)
  
• Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
  
• Staccato and twitter call (short sharp notes or rapid series of notes: tinkling, trilling, sputtering, or percussive)
  

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