Photography Wild Delmarva on 25 Aug 2010 09:59 am
Red Knot – Wild Delmarva book select
If the Delmarva Peninsula had a celebrity “rock star” bird it might the the Red Knot. Bird watchers gather from far and wide to witness their annual migration stop along the shores of the Delaware Bay. Every May this tiny bird flies non-stop from South America to feast on Horseshoe Crab eggs being laid along the shore of the bay. They are only here for a short time before they continue their trans-continental migration to breed in Canada’s tundra. This little bird has one of the longest annual migrations of any species and can travel more than 9,000 miles annually.
