It's been a while since we've seen a killdeer. We chalked it up to the number of feral hogs in Arkansas, and their ability to eat a couple pounds of wild bird eggs in one gulp. The pig population in ...

With a bright white breast, black rings on the neck and forehead, and large lustrous eyes, the killdeer is difficult to confuse with any other bird in our area. Note how easily the bird can blend in ...

PITTSVILLE, Md. -- A family of Killdeer birds has found a home at the Pittsville Playground, leading one section to be temporarily closed off. The bird is protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Act.

In last week’s column, I focused on the black-necked stilt, an oddity in the shorebird family that few non-birders would have ever heard of. This week, my focus will be on the killdeer, which is ...