4/28/2021
Nesting killdeer stop construction in McCabe courtyard
A pair of Killdeer found the partially constructed courtyard at McCabe Elementary School to be the perfect spot for its nest of four eggs. (Breeze photo by Jacquelyn Moorehead)
SMITHFIELD – Construction at McCabe Elementary School is in full swing, but one section of its courtyard remains untouched thanks to a pair of nesting killdeer, a protected migratory shore bird.
Chris Spiegel, a project manager with Colliers International, quickly became an expert on the bird when construction began at McCabe last year. He said he first noticed the long-legged birds in McCabe’s fields last May and June, though their presence at that time did not interrupt work.