Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- HABITAT - Red Knots nest in the tundra of the High Arctic. During migration and in the winter it can be found on tidal flats, rocky shores and beaches.
- DIET - On its breeding ground, the Red Knot eats the seeds of sedges, horsetails, grass shoots and invertebrates. In its winter range, it eats marine worms, grasshoppers, horseshoe crab eggs and other invertebrates.
- FACTS - The Red Knot is a long-distance migrator. Red knots that migrate to South America can make a round trip of close to 20,000 miles.
