Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: July 15, 2025 | Last Modified: 20241011

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Northern Pintails, a duck species that, in Alaska, nests throughout the state and in adjacent regions of Russia and Canada. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

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@id	http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/6c303f002ed72045f2d3965b64fb901e
bureauCode	[ "010:12" ]
identifier	USGS:5d8a516ce4b0c4f70d0ae6df
spatial	129.89,35.1,-179.83,71.19
theme	[ "geospatial" ]

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