Readings

Shorebirds

Botton, M. L., R. E. Loveland, and T. R. Jacobsen. 1994. "Site Selection by Migratory Shorebirds in Delaware Bay, and Its Relationship to Beach Characteristics and Abundance of Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) eggs." The Auk 111 : 605-617.

Brokaw, Howard. 2000. "Spring Shorebirds on Delaware Bay." In Birds of Delaware, ed. G. Hess, R. West, M. Barnhill III, and L. Fleming. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press.

Castro, Gonzalo, and J. P. Myers. 1993. "Shorebird Predation on Eggs of Horseshoe Crabs During Spring Stopover on Delaware Bay." The Auk, October, 110: 927-931.

Clark, K., L. Niles, and J. Burger. 1993. "Abundance and Distribution of Migrant Shorebirds in Delaware Bay." Condor 95: 694-705.

Harrington, Brian. 1996. The Flight of the Red Knot. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.

Hirshberg, Charles. 1999. "Ten Thousand Miles on Ten-Inch Wings: Each year, the little red knot flaps its way round-trip from the southern tip of South America to the Canadian arctic — with just a few pit stops. Scientists keep watch, hoping to unravel the mysteries of the bird's incredible journey." Life, November, 22:96.

Kerlinger, Paul. 1998. "Showdown at Delaware Bay." Natural History, May, 107:56-58.
Conservation of horseshoe crabs at Cape May Bird Observatory.

Luoma, Jon R. 2001. "The Removable Feast." Audubon 103:48.

Myers, J. P.1986. "Sex and Gluttony on Delaware Bay." Natural History 95: 68-77.

Stein, M., M. Docherty, R. Jung, and J. P. Myers. 1988. "Migratory Shorebirds." In The Delaware Estuary: Rediscovering a Forgotten Resource, ed. T. Bryant and J. Pennock, 115-121. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program

Tsipoura, Nellie, and Joanna Burger. 1999. "Shorebird Diet During Spring Stopover on Delaware Bay." The Condor 101: 635-644.

Delaware Bay Shorebirds

Delaware Shorebird Viewing Guide.
Available from: Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901