Date: 11/19/24 8:44 am From: Claudia Freitas via groups.io <cfreitas365...> Subject: Re: [slocobirding] Killdeer in the City of SLO
Killdeer nests are regularly seen out in open spaces among the wildflowers
on Shell Creek RD
Claudia in west Atascadero at 1700'
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 4:56 AM Jamie Woolf via groups.io <slowoolf=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> I see them regularly along the railroad tracks that run through SLO. The
> bike/pedestrian trail along the tracks from the Amtrak station to Orcutt is
> an easy spot to hear and see them.
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> Jamie Woolf
> she/her/hers
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> On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM Kaaren Perry via groups.io <surfbird1=
> <att.net...> wrote:
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>> Hi David,
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>> What fun yard birds!
>> Here is some information about Killdeer habitat during the non breed
>> season (now).. See if any of this might fit your location or at least
>> nearby. They may have just been out exploring. 😀
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>> Mudflats left by receding floodwaters and human-made wetlands such as
>> sewage lagoons and reservoirs are favored stopover and feeding areas, as
>> are gravel bars in rivers, fallow agricultural fields, and broad expanses
>> of open, closely mowed grassy areas such as sod farms and golf courses,
>> particularly when wet. Such sites often attract hundreds of Killdeer.
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>> Kaaren Perry
>> Morro Bay
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>> On Nov 18, 2024, at 8:43 AM, David Blakely via groups.io <
>> <4385956...> wrote:
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>> Last week was the first time I have ever seen a Killdeer in my yard in
>> San Luis Obispo. We had two of them walking about the yard. We live in the
>> Bishop Peak area of town.
>> Is it just me or is it unusual to see Killdeers in the city?
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>> David
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