A killdeer nest is merely a shallow depression on open ground. This killdeer really looked as if it were nesting.
And it behaved as if it were nesting. Upon spotting me, it got up and wandered a short distance and waited for me to follow. We played this game three times before I decided that it would now be satisfied that it had lured me away from its nest; it had. I left without disturbing it further, and so did not discover if there were eggs. Unfortunately, I know that the killdeer’s location will be underwater in a few weeks.