Tides.Info: Tide Predictions for Money Island, Nantuxent Creek entrance, Delaware Bay, New Jersey
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Spring is migratory bird seasons
Endangered migratory bird species including ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres), red knots (Calidris canutus), semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) and sanderlings (Calidris alba) blanket the shores of the Delaware Bay and nearby salt marshes each spring. They arrive here to refuel and rejuvenate on horseshoe crab eggs and other invertebrates as they continue on their journey from South America to nesting grounds in northern Canada. Each spring, a natural phenomenon that has been repeated for millennia occurs, when countless horseshoe crabs come ashore to spawn. Migratory birds that travel up to 9,000 miles on the Atlantic Flyway feed on the eggs of these ancient animals. For many birds, the Delaware Bayshores’ beaches and marshes are the only stop on an annual odyssey from their winter feeding grounds in South America to Arctic breeding sites.
A top shorebird site within the extraordinary migratory crossroads of the Delaware Bay, the extensive marshes surrounding Money Island protect the are from the impacts of storms. State-endangered raptors, including northern harriers (Circus cyaneus) and peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), and threatened wintering Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) also use the area.
Fall and winter birds
In the fall and winter the same marches usually become the feeding grounds for hundreds of thousands of snow geese. This past winter, however, we saw far fewer geese than in any recent past season. Speculation is that the mild winter affected the birds' migration patterns.
Plants
Rare plants, including upright bindweed (Convolvulus spithamaeus), coast bedstraw (Galium hispidulum) and bristling panic grass (Panicum aciculare) are still common at Money Island. See the article "Beach Grass Profiles" for other common Money Island plants.
What's Happening:
Township approves bond to fund Bayview bulkhead
Property owner's association start-up delayed
Impact of storms lingers
Bayview Roadwork hits snags
Nantuxent Cove was officially named an "Important Bird Area"
Tax assessment appeal update
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