CROSSWORD COLLABORATION

3. The smallest type of bird that gets caught in Manomet’s mist nets.
7. ________ Crab: Eggs of this invertebrate are an important snack for Red Knots stopping over at Delaware Bay during spring migration
8. Protects communities from rising sea levels and supports commercially valuable fish
12. “S" in ESG
14. What does the “E” in eDNA stand for?
15. The color of the most common songbird banded at Manomet’s Bird Banding Lab
16. The color of the crabs expanding their range into the Gulf of Maine as waters warm - a staple of Maryland comfort food!
17. Type of mist-netting done at Manomet’s banding lab, or a type of indirect aggression.
19. Oyster ________: It is being created by Manomet’s fisheries team along with many partners (the first of its kind in Maine).
20. The total geographic area used by a migratory bird in its lifecycle

1. Large shorebird with an orange bill who gives meaning to the phrase: “You are what you eat.”
2. A steep shoreline slope with greater than three feet elevation. Manomet’s banding lab is located on one!
4. A type of crustacean that is farmed
5. A gradual breakdown from natural forces such as wind or water that is often seen along coastal landscapes
6. Country where the WHSRN site Laguna Mar Chiquita can be found, which sees over 500,000 shorebirds annually!
9. Common name for Numenius phaeopus
10. Fish ______ are utilized by fish to navigate human-made structures like dams and culverts
11. Black-capped _________: Massachusetts’ state bird
13. Wing chord is the measurement of a bird’s wrist joint to the tip of its ___________ wing feather
18. ________ Zone: the area between high and low tide