Additional Records of Fall and Winter Nesting by Killdeer in Southern United States.(Review): An article from: Wilson Bulletin

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From the author: We report on successful nesting attempts in fall by Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) in southern Mississippi in November, 1987 and in central Arkansas in October, 1998, and a winter nesting attempt in South Carolina in December, 1998. The first nest was found 1 year before previously reported fall nestings in the Southeast and 1 month earlier in the season. The second is the most northern and western fall nesting site in the South, and the third is the latest reported nesting attempt in the southern United States. Taken together with 3 other reported successful fall nests in Mississippi and South Carolina, Killdeer would appear to be the only fall breeding shorebird in North America and, based on those 6 widely-scattered observations over the last 11 years, should now be considered a rare fall and winter breeder across the southern United States.

Citation Details
Title: Additional Records of Fall and Winter Nesting by Killdeer in Southern United States.(Review)
Author: Kimberly A. Smith
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 111 Issue: 3 Page: 424

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