red knots

Is this year different?  Yes, because the birds that did come to the stopover left early and in good condition.  Most knots left by May 26, a good omen for this year’s production.  ¨ Unfortunately, it is also different because we saw 8,000 fewer knots than last year and half of what we saw in 2018 and 2019.  

We began our 25th year monitoring the Delaware Bay Shorebird…

The telemetry data from the satellite transmitters opens up an entirely new view of what is vital to the birds, based on their location as they moved from day to day, in some cases hour to hour. This extraordinary intimacy with the knot provides an unprecedented opportunity to outline the area of importance and revisit the protection of this stopover in the future.  

But as the days wore on and difficulties mounted, we found refuge in thinking about dinner and a beer. Some nights we cooked, like when Antonio and Mateo barbecued meat and vegetables on the indoor barbecue pit in one of the ASA’s outbuildings. On others, we ate out at one of the many restaurants in Mostardoes on our way back from the beach. Except for Keith and Lori, we all drank but got up early the following day to try and catch birds.

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