Red knots are small shorebirds with impressive mileage. Every year, they migrate long distances, some up to 19,000 miles, to the Arctic Circle to nest. Many prepare for this northward journey in South ...

An annual spring count instilled hope among biologists that the threatened shorebird may be recovering from recent declines. Crab harvesting bans were partly credited for the rise. By Jon Hurdle The ...

Reduced numbers of red knots are taking their famous spring migration break along the sandy shores of Delaware Bay this month. A rest stop on their 9,000 mile flight from South America to Arctic ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. Twice each year, members of a subspecies of red knots—salmon-colored sandpipers—migrate thousands of miles between their wintering grounds in northern ...

Each year, the Palmetto State plays a vital role in one of Mother Nature’s most impressive feats, when countless red knots flock to the S.C. coast as part of their annual 19,000-mile migration. After ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — We deal with weather changes on a daily basis in the Lowcountry, from wearing a raincoat to making plans to go to the beach. But how do endangered coastal birds respond to ...

Summer travelers aren’t the only ones headed for Delaware’s beaches this Memorial Day weekend. Thousands and thousands of red knot birds are making their annual pitstop along the Delaware Bay to fuel ...

When the tide comes under May’s full moon, an extraordinary, almost magical event occurs on Delaware Bay beaches: Like an invasion of small prehistoric tanks, millions of horseshoe crabs rumble into ...

LONG BRANCH - A decision made here earlier this month should continue to ensure that tiny shorebirds called red knots leave Delaware Bay with full bellies this spring. At its annual meeting, held this ...