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Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have issued the Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Team Annual Report 2002, which is available on this site in portable document format (.pdf). Note: The report is a large document (1,652 KB), and will require a long download time on a 56K or slower modem. To read the .pdf file, you will need Adobe® Acrobat ReaderTM, which is available as a free download from Adobe.
The report's introduction explains:
"The Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Team, lead by the Delaware Coastal Programs (with guidance from the British Trust for Ornithology and the Wash Wader Ringing Group), has been undertaking research into the health and population of several species of trans-continental migratory shorebirds for the last six years. The team consists of dedicated trained volunteers, staff, and researchers. The purpose of this research is to improve our understanding of the importance of the Delaware Bay in the life cycles of migrant shorebird populations such as the Red Knot, Ruddy Turnstone, and Sanderling particularly with regard to spawning horseshoe crabs.
"The purpose of this Annual Report is to provide an account of shorebird monitoring work that has been conducted on the Delaware side of Delaware Bay in 2002. It is intended to provide a 'popular account' of activities and is not to be cited as a scientific publication or document. Separate reports will be prepared with high scientific standard for this purpose."
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Last modified on December 31, 2002.
