I was excited to take Max & Tanya over to Reed's Beach to see the Red Knots and other shorebirds feeding on the Horseshoe Crab eggs. When I was there on Thursday I was told the Horseshoe Crab spawning was down so far this year. This was attributed to the fact we have had many days of rain causing the Delaware Bay waters to be colder than usual. They were hoping for a good spawn soon and had one last night as we get closer to the full moon. We didn't make it to Reed's Beach until mid tides. I was surprised to see that there were few shorebirds compared all of the other visits I'd made there in the past 10 days. I was also surprised to see that there were a number of Horseshoe Crabs buried under the sand of the beach. The Red Knots and Ruddy Turnstones were feeding at the back of the buried crabs and the crabs were moving so you could see they were still alive. Hopefully they made it back in the waters at high tide. We also found a Marsh Wren while there.
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| Marsh Wren ~ Reed's Beach |
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| Red Knot and Ruddy Turnstones Feeding on Horseshoe Crab eggs ~ Reed's Beach |
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| Red Knot and Ruddy Turnstones Feeding on Horseshoe Crab eggs ~ Reed's Beach |
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| Ruddy Turnstone Feeding on Horseshoe Crab eggs ~ Reed's Beach |
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