DELAWARE SHOREBIRDS

Shorebird migration is in full swing in the second half of May and there are nearly two dozen shorebird species that are possible to see in Delaware on their way to the Arctic breeding grounds. We will work to find and identify as many species as possible and put special effort into finding scarcer species. This is the best time of year to see migrating Red Knots as they gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs, with which they can quickly put on the needed weight for the rest of the journey north. Aside from shorebirds, we will look for a number of other Bayshore species, including Seaside and Saltmarsh sparrows, and a variety of waders, gulls, terns, and passerines. We will visit multiple sites along the Delaware Bay shore, the exact spots and order will depend on water levels and where the larger concentrations of birds are at the time,…