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Kildeer

Charadrius vociferus

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This killdeer was making distress calls when it saw a red tailed hawk above.

Habitat:

foothills

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Comments (2)
HemaShah
I wonder if this kildeer is protecting it's eggs? I can not see any though.
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PublishedApril 25, 2014

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