Red knots and horseshoe crabs at Mispillion Harbor

Red-breasted migratory birds called red knots crowd the water's edge to feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs in spring in Mispillion Harbor in Delaware.
Photo By/Credit

Gregory Breese/USFWS

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Public Domain
Image
Migratory birds called red knots feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs in spring in Mispillion Harbor in Delaware.
Facility
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Birding
Species
Calidris canutus rufa
Limulus polyphemus
Subject tags
Animal health
Climate change
Coasts
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Marine ecology
Migratory birds
Wildlife viewing