Sandy’s wake leaves shore birds in dire straits

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • In this May 13, 2011, file photo, short-billed dowitchers rest at Slaughter Beach in Delaware during their annual migration. Superstorm Sandy damaged beaches along the Delaware Bay where horseshoe crabs lay their eggs every year. As do other migrating shore birds, the short-...

When red knots descend on the beaches of Delaware Bay this spring famished from their marathon flight toward the Canadian Arctic from the tip of South America, the rosy-breasted shorebirds may find slim pickings instead of the feast of horseshoe crab eggs they count on to fuel the rest of their m...

Published: 02/03/2013