Killdeer couple, new chicks not sticking around for Bluesfest

On a broiling Saturday afternoon, five days before the launch of Bluesfest, the stork finally arrived at the city’s most talked about bird’s nest.
By 5 p.m., three killdeer chicks had broken through their shells and were meekly moving about as a pair of National Capital Commission biologists were keeping a close eye on the fourth and last speckled egg.
“I think it turned out extremely well, for everybody,” said Bluesfest technical director Scott Pollard. He said he n