In New Jersey, early August is the peak of shorebird migration, with regard to numbers of individuals, while the second half of the month features the highest shorebird diversity of the year.

Some passerines will remain in New Jersey into early November before heading to their tropical winter homes, while some shorebirds are still passing through in late November. But the majority of ...

The season does not begin as suddenly for migratory shorebirds that make New Jersey their summer breeding home. Birds arrive throughout the spring according to their own internal schedules.

There are also hunters, who shoot these shorebirds for sport and food. To help maintain the population, New Jersey Audubon has been working with the Suriname Forest Service's Nature Conservation ...

In the early 2000’s, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the State’s Marine Fish Agency allowed an ...

tells NJ Spotlight News’ Jon Hurdle. “We’re trying to improve conditions on our side of the bay, and the birds coming back are evidence of that.” Red knot shorebirds stop in the bay during ...

Environmentalists and coastal researchers say New Jersey's efforts to establish commercial oyster farms in shallow coastal waters may be jeopardizing a threatened shorebird. They are asking the ...

hundreds of thousands of prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs are spawning and laying eggs now along Georgia’s coast and other coastal areas as far as New Jersey. Many shorebirds feed almost ...