DELAWARE BAY 1997 SHOREBIRD EXPEDITION  CATCH SUMMARY (*)

              Delaware   Delaware   Other       Total        New Color      N. J.      Retraps     New Color       Total        Total
                                  Retraps      Retraps    Retraps     Marked                                            Marked                      Retraps

Red Knot     807           7                                                       800              54                0                54                    861            7
Ruddy
Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Other (**)
Total            807                                                                                        54                                                           861           7
(*) Includes retraps, lab specimens and controls

DELAWARE BAY 1998 SHOREBIRD EXPEDITION CATCH SUMMARY (*)

              Delaware  Delaware   Other       Total        New Color      N. J.      Retraps     New Color       Total        Total

                                  Retraps      Retraps    Retraps     Marked                                            Marked                      Retraps

Red Knot        633          10             12              22         605(80 IND)     598              17          580(41 IND)      1231         40
Ruddy
Turnstone      875            7                0                7         735                     835                                                      1710         30
Sanderling     501             8                1               9          486                    429                                                         930         18
Dunlin            132             1                0               1              0                        8                                                         140           1
Other (**)       50              0                0               0            41                        0                                                           50           0
Total           2191                                                                                    1870                                                      4061         89
(*) Includes retraps, lab specimens and controls

DELAWARE BAY 1999 SHOREBIRD EXPEDITION CATCH SUMMARY (*)

               Delaware  Delaware   Other       Total        New Color      N. J.      Retraps     New Color       Total        Total

                                  Retraps      Retraps    Retraps     Marked                                            Marked                      Retraps

Red Knot     1254             15             57             72               1173           1407                                                     2661
Ruddy
Turnstone      701              2             12             14                  685           1244                                                    1945
Sanderling      144              1              5                6                  137           2370                                                    2514
Dunlin             537            26              3               29                     0                 1                                                       538
Other (**)         53              0              0                 0                     5                                                                            53
Total             2689            44                                                2000         5022                                                    7711        0
(*) Includes retraps, lab specimens and controls

DELAWARE BAY 2000 SHOREBIRD EXPEDITION CATCH SUMMARY (*)

               Delaware  Delaware   Other       Total        New Color      N. J.      Retraps     New Color       Total        Total

                                  Retraps      Retraps    Retraps     Marked                                            Marked                      Retraps

Red Knot       886            23               36            59               819                                                                             886
Ruddy
Turnstone      426             7                 1              8                361                                                                            426
Sanderling        60            0                  2              2                 58                                                                               60
Dunlin             105            1                  0               1                  0                                                                             105
Other (**)       142            0                  2               2                  0                                                                             142
Total              1619          31                                              1238               0                                                           1619        0
(*) Includes retraps, lab specimens and controls

 Other (**):     Semipalmated Sandpiper
      Least Sandpiper
      Semipalmated Plover
      Short Billed Dowitcher
      Black Bellied Plover
      Spotted Sandpiper
      Willet

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