#83142: Bayshore Heritage Byway, NJ Delaware Bay Estuary, Moore’s Beach, Maurice River Twp., NJ.

The beachfront from Fortescue to the Cape May Canal, NJ is lined with what are referred to as “shorebird beaches.” Each May thousands of shorebirds make a stop-over in Delaware Bay on their northbound journey to Arctic nesting grounds. This phenomenon occurs in conjunction with the horseshoe crab spawn, whose eggs fuel the birds’ massive journey from Tierra del Feugo to the Arctic.