| | EPA-MAIA - Delmarva Coastal Bays Conference III: Tri-State Approaches to Preserving Aquatic Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | The outer portion of the Delmarva Peninsula has been designated as a western hemisphere shorebird reserve with international status, meaning it is known to support at least 100,000 birds in the course of a year. |
 | | It happens that dunlin winter in large numbers here on the Delmarva, and we didn't encapsulate their full period, and in fact they turn out to be the most abundant species that we have in the coastal bays. |
 | | However, the shorebirds are opportunistic, and whenever you do see horseshoe crabs spawning, you see plenty of shorebirds feeding on their eggs. |
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