[EBB Sightings] Nesting Killdeer?

Joseph Dodge wrote:
> I have a new job on Pinole Valley Road where it hits the 80.  Almost
> every day, 1-2 shrieking Killdeer are in the vicinity of the parking
> lot....

Oh - have you seen them courting?

I wouldn't have believed it was possible, but the male goes completely 
spherical, backed by a perfect fan tail: like a kid's drawing of a 
Thanksgiving turkey, only pocket-size.

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