Mystery No More - Killdeer

[yourlibrarian]

I'm fairly sure I saw this bird swooping over our lake, possibly eating insects. It was hard to get a clear picture of it as it kept walking around and didn't stay standing long. Does anyone have any idea what it is?





I'd say it was about the size of a blue jay.

Comments

[steorra]

It reminds me of a plover of some kind although I'm not confident. Knowing the general geographic location might help narrow things down.

[steorra]

Ah, I see you have a more confident and specific answer above now!

[yourlibrarian]

Yep, but thanks! There can always be different guesses. I noticed when linking the nest photo above that apparently I'd been told at the time that those were Piper eggs, but I think this is the culprit family here.