The Importance of Delaware Bay to Migratory Birds

6/19/2002

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The Importance of Delaware Bay to Migratory Birds

Migratory Bird Strategy

Each year over 1 million shorebirds of six species stopover on the Delaware Bay

The Importance of the Delaware Bay

The bay is the only major breeding site for horseshoe crabs on the east coast

Horseshoe Crab Landings correspond to the period of decline of breeding crabs

Ecotourism on the Delaware Bay

Author: lniles