Paul W. Sykes, Jr., is a wildlife biologist with the National Biological Service; he was formerly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1967–1993). He received a B.Sc. in forest management (1961) and an M.Sc. in zoology (1967) from North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Previous research included population status and distribution, breeding biology and ecology, and conservation of the Snail Kite in Florida (1967–1980), annual and seasonal movements and survival rates of the Kirtland’s Warbler in Michigan using marked birds, and wintering bird populations of 3 selected habitats in Georgia. He is currently engaged in a study of neotropical migrants in coastal Georgia. Current address: National Biological Service, Southeastern Biological Science Center, Southeast Research Station, Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
James A. Rodgers, Jr., is a wildlife biologist with the Bureau of Wildlife Research, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. He received an M.S. in zoology from Louisiana State University (1974) and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of South Florida (1979). Previous research involved the breeding behavior and ecology of ardeids, breeding ecology and demographics of Wood Storks, and buffer zones to protect colonial waterbirds. He has studied the breeding ecology and conservation of the Snail Kite since 1981. Current address: Bureau of Wildlife Research, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 4005 South Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601.
Robert E. Bennetts received his B.A. in zoology at the University of Montana and his M.S. in wildlife biology at Colorado State University. He is currently conducting research for his Ph.D. at the University of Florida on survival and movements of Snail Kites in Florida. Previous research included study of the nesting ecology of Snail Kites in relation to environmental conditions. Current address: Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, P.O. Box 110450, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
