Or you saw it fake an injury as it limped across a gravel parking lot. Then you might have wondered, what’s a stilt-legged shorebird doing in a parking lot? Now is the time to start looking out for ...

Killdeer seems a rather strange name for a bird, but it’s quite appropriate for this species of shorebird. When alarmed they belt out a piercing call that sounds like “kill-deer! kill-deer!,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the death of its sole killdeer bird. Josh, who lived for about ...

It's been a while since we've seen a killdeer. We chalked it up to the number of feral hogs in Arkansas, and their ability to eat a couple pounds of wild bird eggs in one gulp. The pig population in ...

PITTSVILLE, Md. -- A family of Killdeer birds has found a home at the Pittsville Playground, leading one section to be temporarily closed off. The bird is protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act.

The arrival of March brings early signs of spring, indicated by changes in bird behavior. Birds such as Horned Larks, Cardinals, and House Finches begin singing and pairing off for nesting season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the death of its sole killdeer bird. Josh, who lived for about 3-5 years in the wild, was taken into the zoo in 2008 after being injured in ...