Atlantic Shores Launches Study on Migratory Birds

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Will Gather Data on Endangered Bird Species to Help Inform Development Plans

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) has partnered with Dr. Larry Niles of the New Jersey-based Wildlife Restoration Partnerships (WRP), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and professional wildlife research organization Normandeau Associates to research the movement of endangered red knots off the coast of New Jersey during their southbound migration. Red knots, a state endangered and federally threatened shore bird, migrate each year from as far south as Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, stopping in the Delaware Bay to feast on horseshoe crab eggs before going to the Canadian Arctic to breed. Atlantic Shores and its partners are assessing whether, on their... ... More: Official Press Release Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

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