Killdeer vs People

Now everyone knows if you see a baby bird don't touch it the mom wont care for it. Well in the case of the Killdeer that is not true. But that doesn't give you the excuse to handle the eggs or chicks that most people do. Leave them alone. A month ago on the 5th or 6th of July I noticed a lot of activity with the Killdeer and Local Population and boom it hit me. They found the nest. The reason i was so nervous is that most kids in the sub are seven to nine years of age so they think "Hey look eggs lets play with them" and they pick them up juggle them then boom crack they break the chick dies the mother bird gets pissed off. that day when i noticed it i went over to the site. When they saw me they tried to hide them and one kid cracked the egg. I told this story before but i brought it home hatched it and other things you probably read off my recent blogs. But after a month now i haven't seen even a cheap from a Killdeer and now i know they must be dead or gone to a new home. So if you see a killdeer and its is cheeping like a bat out of hell get out of its way because either it has eggs or they have chicks which is even more a hazard 'cause they blend into the brush of the grass and then crush their stepped on and i know how its like when i was at the park when an unfortunate Killdeer chick went in front of a kid and crush the hole eye of the bird popped out. It was still living so i had to.....cut its head off. Sounds nasty which is true but ends its misery. But on a good note the others did survive and are now starting new lives as parents...