Sanderlings, ruddy turnstones, semipalmated sandpipers, dunlins and more than half the world's population of red knots are among the species that double their weight eating the nutritious eggs.
三趾滨鹬、翻石鹬、蹼鹬、黑胸滨鹬,以及全世以上红腹滨鹬(redknot),在这里啄食营养鲎卵,以储备长程迁徙所需能量,其中有些鸟类总飞行距离达6900公里远。