Researh Hydrologist Laura Hubbard holds a blue-winged teal, while on a waterfowl banding program with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Available here are tracking data of Blue-winged Teal, a duck species that breeds throughout much of North America and whose wintering range includes neotropical areas of the Caribbean and Central and South America, thus providing a migratory link between the continents of North and South America. These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movement of Blue-winged Teal as part of a project on the dispersal of avian influenza and other pathogens between North America and the Neotropics by this species.
Return to Ecosystems >> Wildlife Tracking Data Collection
USGS Alaska Science Center scientists collect data from wildlife tracking devices to: determine locations of animals throughout their annual cycles, understand patterns of habitat use, quantify time spent on various behaviors, and identify geographic areas repeatedly used by wildlife that may indicate sites of importance to species and populations. Tracking data from other wildlife species can be found at: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH
Media
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
(Credit: David Douglas, USGS)
Tracking Maps
Blue-winged Teal Tracking Maps
These webpages contain five different types of browse maps and other visualizations of the tracking data.
- Maps (Animated, Static, Interactive, and Google Earth)
- Summary graphs of the data: where, when, duration
- Waterfowl Tagged Animal Movement Explorer interactive visualization tool
- Note: These maps serve only as a depiction of the geographic content of the specific data provided and may be inappropriate for inferences and interpretation outside the intent of the original study. For example, maps may portray only certain ages, sexes, limited numbers of animals or variable tracking duration and start times that may limit inference for other questions. Users are advised to read the publication(s) and data set metadata associated with these maps to understand appropriate use and data limitations.
Data Packages
Argos Satellite Telemetry Data
These data packages contain the data collected from satellite transmitters attached to free-ranging animals. The packages include both raw and processed location and sensor data. The raw data includes data as originally retrieved from the Argos System. The processed data have been filtered for location plausibility, and sensor data have been decoded into standard measurement units. For most users, the processed data will be preferred.
NOTE: Processed data contains both plausible (DAF_Filter=0) and implausible (DAF_Filter=1) locations as indicated by the column “Location_DAF_filter”. Before using these data, we recommend excluding locations flagged as implausible or apply an alternative filtering method of your choice.
- Processed Data [Metadata] [Data Download]
- Raw Data [Metadata] [Data Download]
- View ScienceBase Data Release
Suggested Citation
Ramey, A.M., Soos, C., Link, P., Walther, P., Tibbitts, T.L., Douglas, D.C., 2019, Tracking data for Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) (ver 1.0, September 2019): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Z9BA9F.
Below are other science products associated with Blue-winged Teal.
Avian Influenza Research
Since 2006, the USGS Alaska Science Center has been part of the State and Federal interagency team for the detection and response to highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses in North America. Avian influenza or "bird flu" is a viral disease that primarily infects domestic poultry and wild birds. Avian influenza viruses are naturally occurring in wild birds such as ducks, geese, swans, and gulls. These...
Waterfowl Research
Scientists at the USGS Alaska Science Center have conducted research on waterfowl species (ducks, geese, and swans) in Alaska since the 1970s. Because Alaska is an international crossroads of migratory bird flyways, with millions of birds from Asia and North America breeding in Alaska each summer, USGS research has also taken place in adjacent countries (Russia, Japan, Canada, Mexico) and in the...
Bird Migration and Influenza
The movement and transmission of avian influenza viruses in wild birds may differ by the migratory nature of each host species.
Below are multimedia items associated with Blue-winged Teal.
Scientist holding a blue-winged teal duck
Researh Hydrologist Laura Hubbard holds a blue-winged teal, while on a waterfowl banding program with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged tealScientists attach a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana.
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged tealScientists attach a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana.
Blue-winged Teal flying
A Blue-winged Teal flying over an sampling area in Texas. Researchers were taking genetic samples for the Alaska Science Center.
A Blue-winged Teal flying over an sampling area in Texas. Researchers were taking genetic samples for the Alaska Science Center.
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virusBlue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virusBlue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Available here are tracking data of Blue-winged Teal, a duck species that breeds throughout much of North America and whose wintering range includes neotropical areas of the Caribbean and Central and South America, thus providing a migratory link between the continents of North and South America. These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movement of Blue-winged Teal as part of a project on the dispersal of avian influenza and other pathogens between North America and the Neotropics by this species.
Return to Ecosystems >> Wildlife Tracking Data Collection
USGS Alaska Science Center scientists collect data from wildlife tracking devices to: determine locations of animals throughout their annual cycles, understand patterns of habitat use, quantify time spent on various behaviors, and identify geographic areas repeatedly used by wildlife that may indicate sites of importance to species and populations. Tracking data from other wildlife species can be found at: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH
Media
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
(Credit: David Douglas, USGS)
Tracking Maps
Blue-winged Teal Tracking Maps
These webpages contain five different types of browse maps and other visualizations of the tracking data.
- Maps (Animated, Static, Interactive, and Google Earth)
- Summary graphs of the data: where, when, duration
- Waterfowl Tagged Animal Movement Explorer interactive visualization tool
- Note: These maps serve only as a depiction of the geographic content of the specific data provided and may be inappropriate for inferences and interpretation outside the intent of the original study. For example, maps may portray only certain ages, sexes, limited numbers of animals or variable tracking duration and start times that may limit inference for other questions. Users are advised to read the publication(s) and data set metadata associated with these maps to understand appropriate use and data limitations.
Data Packages
Argos Satellite Telemetry Data
These data packages contain the data collected from satellite transmitters attached to free-ranging animals. The packages include both raw and processed location and sensor data. The raw data includes data as originally retrieved from the Argos System. The processed data have been filtered for location plausibility, and sensor data have been decoded into standard measurement units. For most users, the processed data will be preferred.
NOTE: Processed data contains both plausible (DAF_Filter=0) and implausible (DAF_Filter=1) locations as indicated by the column “Location_DAF_filter”. Before using these data, we recommend excluding locations flagged as implausible or apply an alternative filtering method of your choice.
- Processed Data [Metadata] [Data Download]
- Raw Data [Metadata] [Data Download]
- View ScienceBase Data Release
Suggested Citation
Ramey, A.M., Soos, C., Link, P., Walther, P., Tibbitts, T.L., Douglas, D.C., 2019, Tracking data for Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) (ver 1.0, September 2019): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Z9BA9F.
Below are other science products associated with Blue-winged Teal.
Avian Influenza Research
Since 2006, the USGS Alaska Science Center has been part of the State and Federal interagency team for the detection and response to highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses in North America. Avian influenza or "bird flu" is a viral disease that primarily infects domestic poultry and wild birds. Avian influenza viruses are naturally occurring in wild birds such as ducks, geese, swans, and gulls. These...
Waterfowl Research
Scientists at the USGS Alaska Science Center have conducted research on waterfowl species (ducks, geese, and swans) in Alaska since the 1970s. Because Alaska is an international crossroads of migratory bird flyways, with millions of birds from Asia and North America breeding in Alaska each summer, USGS research has also taken place in adjacent countries (Russia, Japan, Canada, Mexico) and in the...
Bird Migration and Influenza
The movement and transmission of avian influenza viruses in wild birds may differ by the migratory nature of each host species.
Below are multimedia items associated with Blue-winged Teal.
Scientist holding a blue-winged teal duck
Researh Hydrologist Laura Hubbard holds a blue-winged teal, while on a waterfowl banding program with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Researh Hydrologist Laura Hubbard holds a blue-winged teal, while on a waterfowl banding program with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged tealScientists attach a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana.
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal
Attaching a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged tealScientists attach a GPS tracking device to a blue-winged teal at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana.
Blue-winged Teal flying
A Blue-winged Teal flying over an sampling area in Texas. Researchers were taking genetic samples for the Alaska Science Center.
A Blue-winged Teal flying over an sampling area in Texas. Researchers were taking genetic samples for the Alaska Science Center.
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virusBlue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virusBlue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus