Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Family: Plovers and lapwings
Killdeer is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The young stay in the nest until the day after being hatched, when they are led by their parents to a feeding territory, where the chicks feed themselves.
After they hatch, both parents lead them out of the nest, generally to a feeding territory with dense vegetation under which the chicks can hide when a predator is near.
It primarily feeds on insects, although other invertebrates and seeds are eaten.