Last year, I saw several nesting killdeer in a gravel parking area at a ski area. It has been suggested that nesting in such an open area gives the killdeer an extended view so that it can quickly ...

If you know where to look, right now is a good time to find killdeer; they are laying eggs and protecting their nests in obvious ways. The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a shorebird that, while it ...