During the month of May, crabs arrive on Delaware' s beaches to lay eggs  Certain shorebirds depend on these eggs for food during their annual spring migration to their northern breeding grounds  Delaware' s crab population has declined recently
This decline, however, poses no serious threat to the migrating shorebird populations: by remaining longer in Delaware, the birds will be able to eat enough crab eggs to allow them to complete their migration
No other food available to the birds on Delaware's beaches is as nutritious and accessible as are crab eggs.