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N.J. decision ignites Shore strife: Oysters vs. red knots

A car door slammed on South Reeds Beach Road, and 300 feeding shorebirds - ruddy turnstones, sandpipers, and red knots - took wing, shrieking out over the Delaware Bay.

Calipers measure the length of the head and bill of a red knot that will be tracked. The birds are also weighed before being released.
Calipers measure the length of the head and bill of a red knot that will be tracked. The birds are also weighed before being released.Read more
    by By David O'Reilly, Staff Writer
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