EditorialThe number of red knots visiting the Delaware Bay beaches during this spring’s northbound migration unexpectedly dropped to its lowest since tallies began almost 40 years ago. (Gregory Breese/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via The New York Times)
EditorialVolunteers trap shorebirds for counting and tagging at Reeds Beach in Middle Township, N.J., May 21, 2019. (Michelle Gustafson/The New York Times)
EditorialA group of red knots, a type of migratory shorebird that feeds on horseshoe crab eggs, and a horseshoe crab. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via The New York Times)