Ohio's killdeer birds are known for their dramatic "broken-wing act" to protect nests and their unique nesting habits.

JOSEPH – I chose the killdeer as my bird of the month mostly because they are the most widely spread North American shorebird. Killdeer can be found from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf ...

Fifty years ago, almost every child growing up in rural North America knew the call of a killdeer. A loud "K'deer, K'deer, K'deer" would announce his presence in open fields, pastures, wetlands, ...

With a bright white breast, black rings on the neck and forehead, and large lustrous eyes, the killdeer is difficult to confuse with any other bird in our area. Note how easily the bird can blend in ...

We have reached that time of year when going to work in the morning becomes more difficult with every passing day. The world is waking up from its winter slumber and more and more items of interest ...

I always do a second take when I see a killdeer skittering across a northern New Hampshire lawn, more than 100 miles from any ocean. These lanky birds look and move like they belong at the shore, ...