Red Knot

Red knot feeding on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay, which is the single most important stopover habitat. It supports an estimated 50 to 80 percent red knots each year.

Red knot feeding on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay, which is the single most important stopover habitat. It supports an estimated 50 to 80 percent red knots each year.

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The Red Knot (Calidris canutus) make one of the longest annual migrations on Earth, traveling up to 9,300 miles from wintering grounds in South America to Arctic breeding grounds. During their spring migration to the Arctic, most Red Knots stop in the Delaware Bay region to feed on freshly-laid, protein-rich horseshoe crab eggs.

Tammy Beeson