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Killdeer
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Fields, gravel lots.
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Broken-wing display.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US. Numbers peak in May.
How rare is it?
The Killdeer sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the plovers and lapwings family.
Recent US sightings
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