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LAWS OF DELAWARE
VOLUME 85
CHAPTER 86
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 189
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE MIGRATORY BIRD.
WHEREAS, Red Knots are a sandpiper with an unmistakable red plumage on its chest; and
WHEREAS, Red Knots are migratory birds, traveling up to 9000 miles per year; and
WHEREAS, the Delaware bays are a critical stop on the annual migration of Red Knots; and
WHEREAS, up to 90 percent of the Red Knot subspecies Rufa can be found along the Delaware bays in a single day during the spring migration; and
WHEREAS, horseshoe crab eggs are an important food source for Red Knots; and
WHEREAS, the Red Knots are synonymous with Delaware’s bays and wetlands during the Spring; and
WHEREAS, Red Knots are an important part of Delaware’s history and ecology.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 3, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 334. State migratory bird.
The Red Knot is the official migratory bird of Delaware.
Approved July 16, 2025