Each spring and fall, the rufa subspecies of red knot, a red-breasted shorebird scarcely larger ... and for this we are grateful. Canadian Geographic is a publication of the Royal Canadian ...

Rufa red knots are among the avian world’s most extreme long-range fliers (especially in light ... a true Methuselah for his species. As a red knot, “if you can make it past your first year ...

The red knot shorebird is a tough, long-distance flier that migrates yearly from the Arctic into the Southern Hemisphere and back. For decades, the bird has been at risk because its food sources ...

The Rufa red knot (a shorebird named "Moonbird," or "B95 ... Rufa red knots are among the avian world's most extreme long range flyers (especially in light of their relatively small size).

The red knot, a migratory shorebird ... yield an immediate authorization for female horseshoe crab harvest in the range of 175,000 to 190,000.” HORSESHOE CRABS 101: 'Sea spiders' have ...

Among flocks of shorebirds, the red knot is fairly average looking. In fact, only the most practiced bird watchers may be able to distinguish this medium-sized, plump peep from the thousands of ...

The red knot, a state-endangered bird under consideration for federal listing, migrates from South America, stopping locally along the Delaware Bay to eat horseshoe crab eggs to g ...

Virginia is now within the trailing edge of this range, suggesting that within the relatively near term, knots may no longer have access to this resource. The loss of blue mussels may have a much ...

The red knot is an intrepid shorebird that makes one of the most epic migratory journeys on the planet. Traveling more than 9,000 miles, red knots fly from as far south as the southern tip of ...

Regarding the May 12 front-page article "A G-rated spring fling": Readers should know that the horseshoe crab's future remains uncertain, as does that of the red knot and other shorebird species ...

Thousands and thousands of red knot birds are making their annual pitstop along the ... “Recovering a species with such a vast range can be achieved only through coordinated conservation efforts with ...