Killdeer

The Killdeer that I have been watching out the church office window were gone this morning. There were no signs of the parents and no signs of the eggs. Since Killdeer babies remain with there parents for 20 to 31 day until they learn to fly I am guessing that the eggs became a meal for a opossum or a raccoon. It was interesting watching them and I have learned more about them. I also found out that they may lay 2 to 3 broods a year and only raise one successfully. So this is probably more than anyone wanted to know about Killdeer but I find looking into things and learning about them exciting.