Killdeer Plover (Ægialitis vocifera) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.
C19

Rare and very irregular visitor

July - August

C20

Fairly common summer resident in the lowlands; rare or absent in the hills; most numerous from August to November. Arrives March; departs late November–December. —Bagg & Eliot

March - January

C21

Arrives mid-March; departs mid-November, with some lingering still later. —Mass Audubon

March - November

Habitat
open country, plowed fields, short-grass prairies
Nest Materials
pebbles, grass stalks, twigs, leaves, bits of debris
19th-20th Century Field Notes
KILDEER PLOVER . Above , grayish - brown ; rump , chestnut ; forehead , beneath and neck collar , white ; band above forehead , neck collar and crescent on throat , black . Length , 9 – 10 inches . Occasional , by the Connecticut , but very rare in Amherst .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*