The primary wetlands located within the breeding range of the snail kite in Florida that were surveyed from 1997–2013.

<p>Wetlands that comprise the snail kite’s breeding range in Florida were previously classified into two regions (north and south) based on patterns of observed annual dispersal between wetlands [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0162690#pone.0162690.ref020" target="_blank">20</a>]. All wetlands were systematically surveyed for banded and unbanded snail kites multiple (4–6) times during the peak of the snail kite breeding season (March 1^st–June 30^th) from 1997–2013.