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Horseshoe Crab Census

Horseshoe Crab counting
Horseshoe Crab counting
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Date
Various Nights, May-June, 2008

Horseshoe crabs are ancient arthropods that are vital to the migration of thousands of shorebirds en route to their breeding grounds in the Arctic. Relying on masses of tiny, green eggs spawned by bredding horseshoe crabs, shorebirds descend on the Delaware Bayshores famished and at half their departure weight. Before continuing their epic 9,000-mile journey, these amazing birds must gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs sloshing against the shores of the Delaware Bay. Join Conservancy staff as we protect this globally important phenomenom through the annual horseshore crab census.

Location
Sunray Beach Preserve, Middle Township, Cape May County

Registration/Information
Volunteer work days are free. Please bring lunch and dress appropriately. Tools and water provided by The Nature Conservancy. For directions or to register, please contact Alyssa Allen at (609) 861-4120 or aallen@tnc.org.