The red knot is a dwindling bird species that depend on horseshoe crabs, but conservationists who have been working to conserve it for years worry that the regulations are still insufficient.
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Red knots, which stopover on Ocracoke during their spring migration, has a been a source of concern due to a rapid decline of its population linked to a drastic decrease of their food source, horseshoe crab eggs.
Red Knots of Ocracoke May 22, 2023. Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Those spending time on Ocracoke beach and other areas of the Outer Banks this spring may have been pleasantly surprised to see flocks of binge-foraging Red Knots, the rufa supspecies (Calidris canutus rufa). Transitioning from the drab basic or winter gray/white plumage…