Sea - level rise associated with global warming could eliminate important migratory stopover sites for this species and other shorebirds, such as the Ruddy Turnstone and Semipalmated Sandpiper. (abcbirds.org)
A recent study by David Mizrahi of New Jersey Audubon and Jeff Buler of the University of Delaware, revealed that the Great Cypress Swamp is one of the two most important stopover sites in Delaware for neotropical migratory songbirds during the spring and fall migrations. (treehugger.com)
In The Narrow Edge, Deborah Cramer travels the migration route of the American rufa knot, revealing the factors that threaten the knot's coastal stopover sites. (science.sciencemag.org)