16/04/2019
A pair of
nesting Killdeers has postponed the opening of the Rio
Americano High School Raiders' newly renovated track and artificial American
football pitch in Sacramento, California.
The new
facility was planned to be opened last week, but with the plovers currently
monitoring a clutch of eggs in one of the end zones, the grand unveiling has
been delayed.
At the
end of March, while finishing touches were being made to the new artificial
surface at the school near Sacramento, construction workers discovered four
eggs in one of the end zones. A protective barrier was immediately installed
and Brian Ginter, the school's principal, said the field's opening day will be
postponed until the eggs have hatched and the birds have vacated the nest.
The
average incubation period for Killdeer eggs is 24-28 days and the species tends
not to hang around long after the young hatch, so Ginter estimates the
field will likely be ready for action by the time students return from spring
break.
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