DE HB189

Designates the Red Knot as Delaware's official state migratory bird by adding a new section (§ 334) to Title 29 of the Delaware Code

Red Knots are sandpipers that migrate up to 9,000 miles annually, with Delaware Bay serving as a critical stopover point during spring migration

Up to 90% of the Red Knot subspecies Rufa can be found along Delaware's bays on a single day during spring migration

The species depends on horseshoe crab eggs as an important food source during their Delaware Bay stopover