Killdeer Sounds

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West Virginia, May 20, 2001Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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Virginia, May 20, 2007Recorded by Darrell Peterson / Macaulay Library
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Ontario, June 01, 1955Recorded by William W. H. Gunn / Macaulay Library
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New York, July 09, 2009Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Oregon, June 15, 2005Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
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New York, March 22, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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New York, September 17, 2018Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Most noticeable among the Killdeer’s many calls is the high, plaintive kill-deer the bird is named for. Displaying males give this 0.5-second call over and over while in flight. Birds in distress or sounding an alarm make a sharp dee that can intensify into a nervous, bubbling trill. This trill may also be used in courtship displays.

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