10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May, Gateway to a Million Shorebirds , by Lawrence Niles, Joanna Burger, and Amanda Dey, is a book with a mission. Be careful or you may end up caring deeply about the Delaware Bay and being convinced that this is a significant area we should all work to repair and preserve.

Delaware 237

Delaware New Jersey Eggs Research 237

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

Over Memorial Day weekend (23-25 May) my family and I spent the weekend along the Delaware shore enjoying the beaches, natural areas, and tourist traps that make visiting the shore such a delight. Shorebirds were around in small numbers as well: I believe most of them were probably out feeding on Horseshoe Crab eggs in better locations.

Delaware 233

Delaware New York North Carolina Birds 233

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

One of the two sub-species of Red Knot occurring in North America, the Rufa subspecies breeds in the Canadian Artic Region and migrates along the east or Atlantic coast of the United States. The other sub-species, Calidris canutus roselaari , migrates along the Pacific Coast and breeds in Alaska and the Wrangel Island in Russia.

Endangered Species 160

Endangered Species Protection Delaware Species 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2024

Special attention is given to the migration achievements of Bar-tailed and Hudsonian Godwits and Red Knot B95 (known as Moonbird, possibly appearing in one of Karlson’s photographs), and, most importantly, to the plight of the Delaware Bay Red Knots and other shorebirds dependent on Horseshoe Crabs during migration.

North America 264

North America America 2006 Delaware 264