Was it or wasn't? I've heard a Starling imitate a Killdeer, though never as much like a Killdeer as this call was. And never at night. But I've also never heard a Killdeer in downtown Littleton. Then again, the edge of the city, where I was at the time, is near enough to where one might find the species.
I think a third option is possible -- I heard something that wasn't a bird even, that sounded *enough *like a Killdeer for me to think it so. I lean toward Killdeer, but who knows! Thanks for the perspectives on this! - Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 12:12:23 PM UTC-7 modise wrote: > I recently learned a blue jay does a great killdeer imitation… > > Bryan Arnold > Jeffco > > On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 11:10:27 AM UTC-7 David Suddjian wrote: > >> All plovers and sandpipers can call in flight night or day. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 4, 2023, at 10:52 AM, Jared Del Rosso <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> While walking through downtown Littleton on Thursday evening, around >> 6:30 PM, I thought for sure that I heard a single call from a Killdeer. >> Could this be? Do they call while migrating at night -- or while moving >> from location to location for the night? >> >> >> - Jared Del Rosso >> Centennial, CO >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Colorado Birds" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en >> * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. >> Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate >> * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/32653057-8362-492d-8d11-15cfea1839d6n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/32653057-8362-492d-8d11-15cfea1839d6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/26f284d4-15fe-4d2b-8d9f-26f3a52120c9n%40googlegroups.com.
