Ground bird with nest

[Kelli Frame]

Absent any description of the bird, I'd guess it was a killdeer. See
this link for a photo of the bird to help you confirm:

http://www.paragon-press.com/arch3.htm

Kelli

Quoting David Linford <DLinford at caddesigngroup.com>:

> We have a bird with a ground nest on our property.  It has 4 eggs.
> When
> we come anywhere near it, it runs off and pretends to have a wounded
> wing
> so as to distract us from its nest.
>
> What kind of bird is this?
>
> David
> dlinford at CADDesignGroup.com
> 801-671-4255
> 801-365-3432 fax
> 12668 South 985 East
> Draper, UT  84020
>


Kelli Frame
kframe at xmission.com

Nothing matters more than this day.

________________________________________________________
"Salt Lake Birders" web site:
          http://www.utahbirds.org/organizations/slbirders/
To unsubscribe, e-mail:  slbnet-unsubscribe at utahbirds.org
To send a message, e-mail:  slbnet at utahbirds.org
________________________________________________________