Re: Ground bird with nest

[Kelli Frame <kframe at xmission dot com>]

Absent any description of the bird, I'd guess it was a killdeer. See
this link for a photo of the bird to help you confirm:

http://www.paragon-press.com/arch3.htm

Kelli

Quoting David Linford <DLinford@caddesigngroup.com>:

> We have a bird with a ground nest on our property.  It has 4 eggs.
> When
> we come anywhere near it, it runs off and pretends to have a wounded
> wing
> so as to distract us from its nest.
>
> What kind of bird is this?
>
> David
> dlinford@CADDesignGroup.com
> 801-671-4255
> 801-365-3432 fax
> 12668 South 985 East
> Draper, UT  84020
>


Kelli Frame
kframe@xmission.com

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