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It probably won’t be there long. There’s very high predation on exposed killdeer nests: cat, dog, snake, raccoon, hawk, crow, etc.
Does that law include the Robin nest that I remove from my outdoor light fixture 3 times a year in the spring?
Another article with slightly better photos.
As a teenager I would mow around the occasional killdeer nest that would appear in the back yard.
They don’t stay long and it was a small inconvenience.
“...the bird can’t be moved due to federal law from 1918”
Perhaps not, but I bet if a predatory snake were introduced into the parking lot, the bird might move itself.
I didn’t know they are protected.
Love the way they fake an injured wing and pretend to ne unable to fly so you chase them as they lead you away from their nest.
How odd that the mother would build a nest right out in the open like that!!
The Kildares show up in my pasture in the spring. They get real excited if you get near their chicks which are about the size of your thumb from the knuckle to the tip.
My favorite migratory birds are barn swallows. They show up about 2-3 weeks after the wasps come out. They will decimate the wasp population. They make can a huge mess, but I think their worth it, with their service they provide. I haven’t had to buy more than 1 can of wasp spray in 10 years since I stopped chasing the swallows away.
They sit for about a month. Had them on my acreage before. Little ones look like big mosquitos on stilts. When born they can already eat and trot around.
I’m on the bird’s team. I donate to Auduban Society and get their magazine. So many birds are dying out, it’s just terrible. Many from chemical fertilizers sprayed on food crops.
Auduban, BTW, has very low administrative costs. Donations are used wisely.
Kind of a stupid bird to build in the middle of a parking lot. No wonder they need protecting.
It displays traits similar to a lot of Americans....
Killdeers are protected? They are all over here in SW Pennsylvania!