BIRD MONOGRAPHS: by Donald Wilkinson 
     
     KILLDEER (Charadrius vociferus) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Order: CHARADRIIFORMES 
     
     Family: CHARADRIIDAE — Plovers 
     
    
   
   
    
     Species: 16-09-034 
     
    
   
   
    
     Distribution: Northern Canada south throughout North America. Also West Indies, 
     
     Peru, and Western Chile. Northern birds migrate south in winter. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Nest: Scrape on ground, sometimes lined or with ornamented rim. Grasslands, 
     
     cultivated fields, even lawns and flowerbeds. 
     
    

    
     Eggs: Usually 4, light buff, well marked with blackish brown. 
     
    

    
     Diet: Insects, spiders, molluscs, crustaceans, worms. 
     
    

    
     Song: Typical call "kill-dee". Also uses trilling and other notes. 
     
    

    
     Size: 23 to 28 cm (9 to 11 inches). 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     NOMINATIONS: 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History Society serves its members through the efforts of 
     
     volunteers drawn from its members. The health of the Society is dependant on its 
     
     members willingness to take on the various tasks necessary for the Society to remain 
     
     vibrant and responsive to its members. 
     
    

    
     The Society's Executive is elected annually by the membership of the Society. 
     
     The term of this year's Executive members expires in January, 1997. If you would be 
     
     interested is serving on the Executive, allowing your name to stand in nomination, 
     
     wish to nominate someone else, or can assist with various committees, please contact 
     
     Ray Cooke at 894-9695 or Mary Beth Harris at 569-2665. 
     
    

    
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     the Society or telephone Meike Keunecke at 961-2737. Thanks. 
     
    
   
   
    
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