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Cinnamon teal locations from GPS-GSM tracked birds

By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) 2021 (approx.)
Animation with dots showing cinnamon teal movements in Western North America
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Locations of GPS-GSM tracked cinnamon teal between April 2017 and August 2021. 

Since 2017, USGS scientists have tagged more than 200 cinnamon teal with lightweight, solar-powered GPS-GSM transmitters, which the ducks wear like backpacks. The GPS transmitters produce near real-time data on where the birds go and what kinds of habitats they use.

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