Killdeer - 08 May 1987
08May1987 BASF Club
1200 hrs. Stopped by the ball field to photograph a nesting Killdeer.
Her nest was located in the middle of the parking lot, perfectly camouflaged by gravel and stones. She sat perfectly still on her nest,
Even as I approached to within a few feet. She would then rise up
chattering. As I approached closer still, she would then flare her tail and spread her wings. Even closer still (2 feet), she then ran off and put on a fantastic broken-wing act, flopping around and beating her wings wildly.
Her nest was located in the middle of the parking lot, perfectly camouflaged by gravel and stones. She sat perfectly still on her nest,
Even as I approached to within a few feet. She would then rise up
chattering. As I approached closer still, she would then flare her tail and spread her wings. Even closer still (2 feet), she then ran off and put on a fantastic broken-wing act, flopping around and beating her wings wildly.
BASF Corporation, Wayne, Michigan, US
May 8, 1987 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Stopped by ball field to photograph a nesting killdeer. Nest located in middle of parking lot of gravel/stone.
1 species
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1 HER NEST WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT, PERFECTLY CAMOUFLAGED BY GRAVEL AND STONES. SHE SAT PERFECTLY STILL ON HER NEST, EVEN AS I APPROACHED TO WITHIN A FEW FEET. SHE WOULD THEN RISE UP
CHATTERING. AS I APPROACHED CLOSER STILL, SHE WOULD THEN FLARE HER TAIL AND SPREAD HER WINGS. EVEN CLOSER STILL (2 FEET), SHE THEN RAN OFF AND PUT ON A FANTASTIC BROKEN-WING ACT, FLOPPING AROUND AND BEATING HER WINGS WILDLY.
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May 8, 1987 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Stopped by ball field to photograph a nesting killdeer. Nest located in middle of parking lot of gravel/stone.
1 species
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1 HER NEST WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT, PERFECTLY CAMOUFLAGED BY GRAVEL AND STONES. SHE SAT PERFECTLY STILL ON HER NEST, EVEN AS I APPROACHED TO WITHIN A FEW FEET. SHE WOULD THEN RISE UP
CHATTERING. AS I APPROACHED CLOSER STILL, SHE WOULD THEN FLARE HER TAIL AND SPREAD HER WINGS. EVEN CLOSER STILL (2 FEET), SHE THEN RAN OFF AND PUT ON A FANTASTIC BROKEN-WING ACT, FLOPPING AROUND AND BEATING HER WINGS WILDLY.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
