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Bird Name - (Charadrius vociferus)  Audio
Identification
- Medium sized shorebird
- Brown above, white below
- White stripe above eye
- Two black neck stripes
- 10.5" (27 cm.)
Habitat
- Rivers and wetlands
- In nesting season, often heavily-used
areas like ball fields, roadsides,
gardens, and flat graveled rooftops
Additional Information
- Common summer resident and migrant
- A shorebird not restricted to areas near water
- Very vocal, calls its name "kill-dee"
- Parent may do a broken-wing act to lure
intruders from nest site
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