DE SCR44

Designates the week of May 19, 2019, as "Migratory Shorebird Conservation Week" in Delaware

Recognizes that up to one million individual shorebirds of 30 different species stop along Delaware Bay during spring migration, with some representing half the Western Hemisphere population of their species

Highlights that species like the red knot and semipalmated sandpiper migrate up to 20,000 miles annually between South America and the Canadian Arctic, stopping in Delaware to feed on horseshoe crab eggs

Acknowledges conservation concerns including the 2015 federal listing of the red knot as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and declining semipalmated sandpiper populations (5% per year since the 1970s)

Notes that outdoor activities contribute nearly $4 billion annually to the Delmarva Peninsula economy, with Delaware's shorebird spectacle attracting visitors from around the world