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April 13, 2007
April 13 - Killdeer Update
Our Killdeer has been sitting on her second clutch of eggs since March 27. Her first nest was accidently destroyed by the lawn care guy, so I have since staked out the nest so that it won't be trampled. Since Killdeer eggs take between 24-28 days to hatch, they probably have another 7-10 days to go before we have babies.
Last week I ran off a feral cat that was snooping around the nest, and today, about 15 minutes before I shot the video below, a Coopers Hawk flew menacingly close to the nest. The Killdeer sitting on the nest flew off moments before the hawk swooped 3' over the nest!
After spotting 4 eggs in the nest on March 28, we're down to three eggs. I'm not sure what happened to the fourth egg. Perhaps it wasn't viable.
I'll continue to provide updates through the time that the eggs hatch. Since baby Killdeer are precotial (pre-COE-shul), they will be running around the lawn within 24 hours of hatching. It should make for some fun video.
Birding | By Jeffrey Hunter | 10:48 AM
