I saw my very first Killdeer on Water Street in Holyoke last may, and haven’t seen another since — until today.

The bird in these photos made one loop around the Parsons Paper Mill site on Sargeant Street before disappearing into a patch of large grass on the property. Could there be a nest here? If so, that’d give downtown Holyoke American Kestrel, Canada Goose, and Killdeer nests all within a few hundred yards of each other.

A few more images from the Killdeer’s brief flight below; click to enlarge.