Lantz said the killdeer is a member of the plover, or shore bird family, and is common in Florida. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from Star-Banner] Reference
The scout seized "killdeer" in his left hand, and elevating it about his head, he shook it in triumph at his enemies. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
"Ha! that rampaging devil again! there will never be an end of his loping till" killdeer "has said a friendly word to him". From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
I do believe "killdeer" would take an uncommon range today "!. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
Now, major, if you will try to use this piece of flattened wood, I'll let "killdeer" take a part in the conversation ". From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
You know me, Mohican; not a Huron of them all shall cross the swell, into your rear, without the notice of "killdeer" ". From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
"Well, then", added the scout, with the musing air of a man who had not half made up his mind; "I will throw" killdeer "into the bargain. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
"I have got back my old companion," killdeer "", he added, striking his hand on the breech of his rifle; "and that in itself is a victory. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Mohicans] Reference
A killdeer calls vociferously from the salt pannes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Forgot to mention the killdeer on yesterday's bike ride. From Wordnik.com. [jhetley: Looking at sticky] Reference
The big killdeer are busy trying to make little killdeer. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Not-roadkill, a pair of killdeer in the grass at the cemetery. From Wordnik.com. [Foggy] Reference
Crows and raccoons congregate to eat the robin and killdeer carcasses. From Wordnik.com. [04.04] Reference
On a semi-related note, I heard the first killdeer of the season this evening. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
From the pictures Bobby identified a killdeer, a finch, a swallow, a grosbeak. From Wordnik.com. [Amends '82: Part Two] Reference
Now I was on the same Atlantic that the snow bunting and the killdeer had crossed. From Wordnik.com. [A Year on the Wing] Reference
I will darken and harvest, and you will know me by the starlings and killdeer and the crow. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday Shout Out : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
One of my quilty peeps has a killdeer nest in her backyard and she's been watching hers too. From Wordnik.com. [Two, Three, Four....] Reference
Mountain plovers, which resemble killdeer, live in small flocks often seen feeding in freshly plowed fields. From Wordnik.com. [Great Plains-Palouse Dry Steppe Province (Bailey)] Reference
A front moves in from the gulf, bringing soft breezes, warm air, and flocks of migrating robins and killdeer. From Wordnik.com. [04.04] Reference
A killdeer burst noisily into the air and flew low in front of the horses, trying to lead them away from her nest. From Wordnik.com. [Wait For The Sunrise]
The robins and killdeer, frantically searching for snowless ground, gather on the highways and get squashed in large numbers. From Wordnik.com. [04.04] Reference
Presumably scared out of town by the fireworks and people (like the killdeer and avocets that were flying circles around in the dark). From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Momma killdeer, daddy killdeer, and at least three little teeny tiny baby killdeer right by the side of the road through the cemetery. From Wordnik.com. [jhetley: Looking at sticky] Reference
The killdeer, snipe, and other plovers, whose habits make them the most interesting of the shore birds, especially need our protection. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
The bristling blades hide the nests of several ground-dwelling birds, including horned larks, sparrows, northern bobwhites, and killdeer. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
She raised her ears at a killdeer that was desperately trying to make her chase it, flopping around with her wing out, close to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Dirty Life] Reference
I put up my glass and said to myself, "A killdeer plover!". From Wordnik.com. [The Foot-path Way] Reference
The killdeer, in Massachusetts and Louisiana; the upland plover, in. From Wordnik.com. [Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation] Reference
I don't believe you'll even take cold from your sudden plunge, for you both ran home like killdeer. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie's Busy Days] Reference
She was as thin as a killdeer, and looked consumptive, but she knew how to play the organ, you bet. From Wordnik.com. [Mitch Miller] Reference
What a beautiful killdeer ... and what fun to see what other tiny life is to be found - I can't wait!. From Wordnik.com. [BC Bloggers] Reference
On the narrow strip of rocks between the railway and the waves at Semiahmoo yesterday, we tracked three killdeer. From Wordnik.com. [BC Bloggers] Reference
The winter of 1888-89 will long be famous in the ornithological annals of New England as the winter of killdeer plovers. From Wordnik.com. [The Foot-path Way] Reference
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