being reared at Patuxent Center to develop propagation techniques that will be available 

 for use if ever needed with Florida Everglade kite. 



Measures proposed: Efforts to maintain suitable water levels of additional large areas 

 of fresh marsh in Lake Okeechobee area and closing to entry and patrolling of sections 

 where kites are found nesting . Research on ecology of the snail Pomacea paludosa to 

 determine proper water levels . Attempt to get Corp of Engineers and flood control 

 district to coordinate water use to keep water levels satisfactory for kite habitat and 

 food supply. Develop artificial potholes to assure survival of nucleus populations of 

 snails . 



Number in captivity : None known. 



Breeding potential in captivity : Unknown . 



References : 



Bent, A. C. 1938. Life histories of North American birds of prey . Part 1. 



U.S. National Museum Bulletin 167. Republished 1961 by Dover Publications, 



New York, New York. 

 Julian, W. , Refuge Manager, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Box 278, 



Route 1, Delray Beach, Florida (pers . comm . ) . 

 Snyder, N. F. R. and H. A. Snyder. 1969. A comparative study of the mollusc 



predation by limkens , Everglade kites and boat-tailed grackles . The Living 



Bird, Eighth Annual, Lab. Ornith. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 



175 pp. 

 Sykes, P. W. , Jr . , Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Wildlife Research Program, 



Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Delray Beach, Florida (pers. comm.). 

 Sprunt, A. , Jr. 1945. The phantom of the marshes. Audubon Magazine 47: 



15-72. 



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