Under a brilliant blue sky dotted with snow-white clouds, we spent our first day in the field — literally in a field — while horses, sheep, and cows watched silently with judgment.
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The Birds Need More Crabs – Delaware Bay Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Project Report 6.2.25
by Larry Nilesby Larry NilesAs I stare out over a wave-tossed sea, shrouded in…
Shoals and Stewards – Delaware Bay Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Project Report 5.19.25
by Larry Nilesby Larry NilesAt this early stage of the stopover, it’s hard to…
A Hopeful Start – Delaware Bay Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Project 2025 5.13.25
by Larry Nilesby Larry NilesA Hopeful Start for the Delaware Bay Stopover I want…
Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crab Studies on Delaware Bay 2024 – “It looks like a battlefield!”
by Larry Nilesby Larry NilesIn the last few days, during the full moon spring tide, horseshoe crabs carpeted the beaches of the lower Cape.
Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crab Studies on Delaware Bay 2024 – Guts don’t Fly
by Larry Nilesby Larry NilesResisting this tide of unreality underscores the urgent need for sensible conservation efforts to stop the never-ending killing of horseshoe crabs.