Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus).

An adaptable shorebird with a solitary lifestyle that puts it in range of our everyday life.

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:

Killdeer primary call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML506215)

Killdeer "dee-dee" call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML506216)

Killdeer flying complex call by Wil Hershberger (ML506208)

Killdeer chatter by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML506213)

Sources and more:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Killdeer
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/killdeer
Peterson RT, Peterson VM. 1980. A field guide to the birds : a completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America. Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Peterson field guide series ; 1).
National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions.
Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).

Episode 44: Killdeer – Voice of the Wild