While doing a Herring Gull study on Little Leg kisland, We observed between 700 and 1,000 Red Knots feeding on Horseshoe crab eggs along the surf line. Mixed within these flocks were Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Dunlin.
We only saw one while we were on the island. It passed by close but did not feed
These were mixed in and amungst Red Knots, Semipalmted Sandpipers, and Dunlin. They were feeding on Horseshoe Crab eggs.