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、翻石、半蹼、黑胸,以及全世界半数以上的红(redknot),啄食营养丰富的鲎卵,以储备长程迁徙所需的能量,其中有些鸟类的总飞行距离达6900公远。