Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 18:05:51 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Ringler Subject: Re: Expected Arrivals Red Knots? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Denise, Always check your Yellow Book for information on timing of migration in Maryland. It is usually pretty close for the rest of the region too. For Red Knot it shows spring migration beginning in early May and last into late June with a peak from mid May to early June. I recommend Port Mahon, Ocean City, and Hart-Miller as good places to see them easily. Bob Ringler ----- Original Message ----- From: Denise Ryan To: Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 1:04 PM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Expected Arrivals Red Knots? > Could anyone clue me in to when I should head out to the beach to look for > Red Knots? I have searched the regional list-serves for DE and NJ looking > for their arrival and I have not seen anything yet. I do recall they have > excellent timing to arrive at the Horseshoe Crab mating around the full moon > Sunday May 26 this month. > > I do plan to run out to Slaughter Beach and Broadkill Beach in DE to look > for Knots on my way to Chincoteague over Memorial Day weekend. I have seen > the crabs at Chincoteague, but I know the concentration is around the > Delaware Bay. I imagine they like to mix in with the other hoards of > shorebirds arriving for the same banquet. > > If anyone has arrival dates info. Location suggestions or anything that > might help me see my first Red Knot, I would be very grateful. > > If you want to reply off-line that is ok, but I bet there is more than one > person on this list that has the very same question. > Thanks! > > Denise Ryan > Washington, DC > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================