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Tuscany Research Institute Discovery For Recovery Ducks Unlimited
Welcome to Pinsat 2003!
Where are the pintails?
What we are doing and why
Life history of northern pintails
Capture and marking of pintails
Description of satellite tracking
For this year's journal, see 2003 summary
Forum is closed. See contents under 2003 summary
Photo of northern pintails copyright Gary Kramer Past Season Summaries
2000 Field Season Summary 2001 Field Season Summary 2002 Field Season Summary 2003 Field Season Summary Interactive maps!
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    Summary maps added for 2003 and updated Interactive maps now show all four years of data!
 
 
A team of waterfowl biologists with the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center, Ducks Unlimited's Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, and California Waterfowl Association, using private grants from the Tuscany Research Institute, is using satellite telemetry to track spring migration of female pintail ducks that winter in the Central Valley of California. We have added pintails in New Mexico and Texas. The New Mexico birds are expected to move south to Mexico for the winter before heading north. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Southwest Region 2, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and the Playa Lakes Joint Venture have provided funds to expand the study to wintering pintails in Texas. Visit our website often to find out where the ducks have gone and other related information.
 

Our Partners
Who makes this project possible?
Tuscany Research Institute Ducks Unlimited California Waterfowl Association Texas Parks and Wildlife Playa Lakes Joint Venture
US Fish and Wildlife Service     California Department of Fish and Game
We thank Peter Ward for allowing us to use his pintail drawing for the background image

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