Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Ohio, the shorebirds are one of the largest bird groups, with 47 species thus far documented. Most plovers and sandpipers – the ...

Its Latin name, Charadrius vociferous, says it all: noisy plover. The killdeer, long-legged like its shorebird cousins, is America's most familiar and widespread plover, calling out "ka-dee, ka-dee, ...

The killdeer is a familiar bird, perhaps as well known as the robin. Like the robin, it is a reliable sign of spring. The killdeer signals spring in places other than the robin, however. Robins hop ...

You and someone else were sitting in a car on a quiet road, looking at mounds of compost, and you want me to believe that it was the birds that were doing all the snuggling. My parents weren't the ...

Caution tape surrounds a bird who decided to nest on land reserved for a massive tree-planting initiative.

PITTSVILLE, Md. -- A family of Killdeer birds has found a home at the Pittsville Playground, leading one section to be temporarily closed off. The bird is protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images When most people think of fearless animal moms, they picture bears, lions, and elephants. Birds ...

The most widely distributed and best known North American shore bird is the killdeer. Its name is derived from its very distinctive call, KILL- DEE or DEE-DEE-DEE. The bird will make this sound when ...

In Ohio, the shorebirds are one of the largest bird groups, with 47 species thus far documented. Most plovers and sandpipers – the bulk of our shorebirds – are strictly pass-through visitors. Species ...