Birds like the Killdeer, however, have undergone steep declines, being particularly vulnerable to pesticide poisoning and collisions with cars and buildings.

At 12:30 pm on June 26, 2018, we obtained the permit authorizing the NCC and its nominees, Ottawa Bluesfest and Monika Melichar of the Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary, to safely relocate the killdeer nest.

All emails, PIN messages and briefing reports pertaining to the discovery of a killdeer nest on NCC property at the Ottawa Bluesfest site, for the period from June 15 to July 6, 2018, inclusive

The killdeer is protected under Canada’s Migratory Birds Convention Act, meaning that we couldn’t relocate its nest without a special permit from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

During feeding, the Killdeer runs short distances, stops as if to listen or look, always with its head up, and then jabs suddenly at the ground.