NEWS

28 May 2004

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fact Sheets now available! The Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus A Living Fossil and Shorebirds The Delaware Bay Connenction.

20 May 2004

1) Plumage Guides now available with thanks to Graham Austin! Abdominal Profile Guide now available with thanks to Simon Gillings!
2)The Coastal Services Publication has written an article on science based management that focuses on the work being done by the Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Program. Check them out!

17 October 2003

Now available for download from our Reports Section is the Poster Predation of Horseshoe Crab Eggs by Migratory Shorebirds in Delaware Bay, USA shown at the 2003 Wader Study Group Meeting in Cadiz, Spain!!!

27 June 2003

Now available for download from our Reports Section is the USFWS Shorebird Technical Committee Report and Recommendations!



 

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Shorebird Technical Committee Documents

  • Delaware Bay Shorebird-Horseshoe Crab Biological Assessment Report [PDF download] SBTCReport.pdf
  • Delaware Bay Shorebird-Horseshoe Crab Biological Assessment Conclusions and Recommendations to the Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission [PDF download] SBTCrecommendations.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Fact Sheets

Annual Reports

The purpose of the Annual Reports is to provide an account of shorebird monitoring work that has been conducted on the Delaware side of Delaware Bay. It is intended to provide a “popular account” of activities.

Research Reports & Posters

  • Atkinson, P.W., I.G. Henderson, and N.A. Clark. 2001. A preliminary analysis of the survival rates of red knots Calidris canutus rufa passing through the State of Delaware 1997-2001. British Trust for Ornithology Research Report No. 274. [PDF download] bto research report 274 - Red Knot.pdf
  • Atkinson, P.W., G.F. Appleton, J.A. Clark, N.A. Clark, S. Gillings, I.G. Henderson, R.A. Robinson, and R.A. Stillman. 2003. Red Knots Calidris canutus in Delaware Bay 2002. Survival, foraging and marking strategy. British Trust for Ornithology Research Report No. 308. [PDF download] BTO Research Report No 308.pdf
  • Gillings, S., P.W. Atkinson, I. Henderson, S. Love, R. Robinson, R. Stillman, and D. Weber. 2003. Predation of Horseshoe Crab Eggs by Migratory Shorebirds in Delaware Bay, USA. Wader Study Group Meeting Poster Cadiz, Spain [PDF download] 2003 Wader Study Group Poster.pdf
  • Robinsion, R.A., P.W. Atkinson, and N.A. Clark. 2003. Arrival and Weight Gain of Knot Calidris canutus, Turnstone Arenaria interpres and Sanderling Calidris alba Staging in Delawrae Bay in Spring. British Trust for Ornithology Research Report No. 307. [PDF Download] BTO Research Report No 307.pdf
  • Haramis, M., D. Carter, D. Weber, P. Osenton, H. Qi. 2002. Of Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots...Stable Isotope Analysis Confirms Shorebird Dependance on Horseshoe Crab Eggs in Delaware Bay. USGS Poster [PDF download] SIposter.pdf

NEW!!! Shorebird Plumage and Profile Guides

These plumage and profile guides were created to be used as part of the Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Program's banding and resighting efforts. Many thanks to Graham Austin and Simon Gillings for their work in putting these together!

  • Red Knot Plumage Guide. 2004. Graham Austin [PDF download] reknplumage.pdf
  • Red Knot Abdominal Profile and Plumage Guide. 2004. Simon Gillings [PDF download] reknprofile.pdf
  • Ruddy Turnstone Plumage Guide. 2004. Graham Austin [PDF download] rutuplumage.pdf
  • Ruddy Turnstone Ageing and Sexing Guide. 2004. Graham Austin [PDF download] reknplumage.pdf
  • Sanderling Plumage Guide. 2004. Graham Austin [PDF download] sandplumage.pdf
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper Plumage Guide. 2004. Graham Austin [PDF download] sesaplumage.pdf
  • Short-billed Dowitcher Plumage Guide. 2004. Graham Austin [PDF download] sbdoplumage.pdf

Articles

  • NEW!!! Delaware's Quest for Science-based Management. May/June 2004. Coastal Services[PDF download] cscissue.pdf
  • NEW!!! Say! Educators in Three States Like Green Eggs and Sand! January/February 2003. Coastal Services http://www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2003/01/educators.html
  • Carter, D.B. 2003. Delaware Bay Shorebirds - Searching for Conservation Solutions to Protect Nature's Amazing Spring Spectacle. Delaware Coastal Programs. [PDF download] DBShorebirdArticle.pdf

Presentations

Last Update: 08 July 2004

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