What kind of bird is this?

This bird layed eggs in my drive way! The legs and beack are longer than an original bird, longer that a robin. It has 3 black stripes around its neck. It is mostly brown with a white belly.  I have not seen this kind of bird before. I live in south western new york. Help me out. Thanks!It might be a roadrunner - http://www.photobirder.com/Bird_Photos/g...this may sound like a some kind of beach birdSome type of wren or sparrow probably.  Call a librarian. In California they will look it up for you in the library.its a flying birdits a sparrowwith out seeing the bird,it sounds like a type of herion i live ion fla and i think this is a like i said a type of herioncould this be it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killdeerits a monarchWere the eggs standing on their big or small end?
If standing on the small end,then this is the fabulous driveway egg-laying bird.
Native to New Zealand.
Probably sucked across the ocean by one of the many cyclones we've been having lately.Judging from your description, I would guess that it is either a killdeer or a plver (either Common Ringed or Wilson's).

Try these pictures:
http://www.tsuru-bird.net/plovers/plover...
http://www.saltgrassflats.com/images/kil...if you see em walking around around at knight time in certain whether... probly there called sand pipers
your mostly out in in open area where thers a pond, creek, or river. they wont be hear in the summersounds like a killdeerIt's a killdeer. They're fairly common, they're found in your area and they nest on gravel. I'm guessing you have a gravel driveway.Killdeer. No doubt about it.  Search for kildeer on yahoo and you will find a picture of it.It's probably a Killdeer. I saw one over a year ago when I was living in New Jersey it was in the parking lot of a Fedex shipping office. I have a guide book on New York birds and Killdeers are one of the birds listed. Maybe you should do some research on them.