Delaware Takes New Approach to Improve Breeding Success for Endangered Beach-Nesting Least Terns
Least terns, a beach-nesting bird species historically found each summer along many of Delaware’s bay and Atlantic Ocean beaches, have faltered in recent years into their current listing as state-endangered – leading DNREC to take a new approach for giving the distinctive birds a lift into a better future
Spring Stopover Puts Delaware at Center of Annual Shorebird Migration Phenomenon
Thousands of shorebirds of different species pause their marathon migration – while enroute from wintering in South America back to their Arctic breeding grounds – to refuel in Delaware Bay. The spectacle of the shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs for energy to get them home for breeding season is in full view – and under the watchful eye of the DNREC Delaware Shorebird Project.
DNREC to Reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Sept. 1
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline on Thursday, Sept. 1
Growing Horseshoe Crab Population Supports Migratory Shorebirds along Delaware Bay, Including Threatened Red Knots
While this year’s spring shorebird migration has ended in Delaware, with the shorebirds embarking for their Arctic nesting grounds fueled for their journey after consuming abundant horseshoe crab eggs, the horseshoe crabs continue to spawn along the shores of Delaware Bay.
DuPont Nature Center to Reopen May 1
Visitors will be welcomed at the DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve when it reopens for the season Saturday, May 1. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control facility will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and is closed Mondays.
