Killdeer Images, Facts and Information:
Charadrius vociferus
- Killdeer are brown and tan above, white below and they have two dark chest bands, large heads, big eyes and short, stout bills.
- Killdeer adults will act like their wings are broken to lead predators away from their nest and young.
- Killdeer are migratory in the north and resident in the south. Killdeer prefer drier habitats than most other shorebirds. Killdeer inhabit mudflats, sandbars, grazed fields, they are also found in towns in parking lots, golf courses, airports, driveways, lawns and sports fields.
- Killdeer eat invertebrates including worms, snails, grasshoppers, beetles, small fish and aquatic insect larvae.
- Killdeer lay 3 to 5 eggs which take 24 to 28 days to hatch. Both sexes incubate. They are monogamous.
- A group of killdeers is called a “season” of killdeers.
- Killdeer can live up to 10 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Killdeer photos.
Killdeer in soft morning light
Title: Killdeer in soft morning light
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/18/2024
Killdeer walking in shallow water at Bear River MBR
Title: Killdeer walking in shallow water at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/23/2023
Killdeer on a boat ramp at Farmington Bay WMA
Title: Killdeer on a boat ramp at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/25/2023
Killdeer and clover in the Kamas Valley
Title: Killdeer and clover in the Kamas Valley
Location: Kamas Valley, Summit County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2023
Kamas Valley Killdeer and manure
Title: Kamas Valley Killdeer and manure
Location: Kamas Valley, Summit County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2023
Adult Killdeer in a spring snow storm
Title: Adult Killdeer in a spring snow storm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Killdeer portrait in a snowstorm
Title: Killdeer portrait in a snowstorm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Killdeer in a snowstorm walking over a parking lot stripe
Title: Killdeer in a snowstorm walking over a parking lot stripe
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Killdeer standing in a puddle during a snowstorm
Title: Killdeer standing in a puddle during a snowstorm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Killdeer in a spring snowstorm
Title: Killdeer in a spring snowstorm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Killdeer in a snowstorm next to a parking space stripe
Title: Killdeer in a snowstorm next to a parking space stripe
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Killdeer standing in water during a snowstorm
Title: Killdeer standing in water during a snowstorm
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/4/2023
Young Killdeer in water
Title: Young Killdeer in water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/15/2022
Young Killdeer just after dawn
Title: Young Killdeer just after dawn
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/15/2022
Dawn light young Killdeer in a marsh
Title: Dawn light young Killdeer in a marsh
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/15/2022
Fluffed up adult Killdeer
Title: Fluffed up adult Killdeer
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/25/2022
Adult Killdeer calling on a spring morning
Title: Adult Killdeer calling on a spring morning
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/25/2022
Spring Killdeer calling
Title: Spring Killdeer calling
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/25/2022
Preening adult Killdeer
Title: Preening adult Killdeer
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/25/2022
Killdeer nesting in a burned area
Title: Killdeer nesting in a burned area
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/23/2019