I'm assuming its proper name is not Whatchamacallit Bird
By adamg - Mon, 05/25/2009 - 9:56am.
As yesterday afternoon's storm wound down, I drove up to the top of Millennium Park in West Roxbury, figuring there might be a rainbow. There was! Split in two, with one end landing just left of the high school and the other end between the VA hospital and the Great Blue Hill. Alas, it was just a little too faint for my camera to do justice, so no photos, but I did take some shots of this twittering bird, which seemed to be enjoying the wet road. Anybody know what it is?
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I dunno, but here's another one:
http://www.informzoo.com/main/cat/17/85
Double-Banded Plover?
Looks like a very young and silly one:
A killdeer
I think that is a killdeer, but I may be wrong.
Is it a piping plover?
Is it a piping plover?
Double-Banded Plover?
But I guess this must be a particularly young and silly-looking one.
I know!
That's a killdeer.
curses
Killdeer, yes - you beat me to it. Was being a total geek and actually finding it with ibird. Pretty good search feature.
Maybe a plover?
Maybe a plover?
Killdeer breed both at the
Killdeer breed both at the shore and in inland grasslands, so you'll hear them calling while flying overhead in the suburbs. I heard them in the city as well, so I suspect they also nest on roofs
http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=18
The name got me curious.
And as with most things, a quick Google search satiated my curiosity.
According to the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology:
"They are easily heard throughout their habitat due to their extremely loud, piercing call, mimicking the expression "kill-dee(r)," (the origin of their common name)."
And here I thought it was because it was a ferocious flying animal that hunted deer for food and fun.
Definitely a killdeer.
Definitely a killdeer.
Yup
It's a kildeer. I used to hunt (not literally) for their nests at my marina when I was a kid -- they nest on the ground and they are REALLY tough to find. We didn't touch the eggs, of course:) Oh, and their chicks are adorable, too.