Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) – the state agency responsible for managing fish and wildlife populations

Bird Banding Laboratory – a database of North American bird information maintained by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center of the US Geological Survey

Flyways – distinct migration routes used by waterfowl to move between breeding and wintering areas; four flyways are located in North America: Atlantic, Central, Mississippi and Pacific

Habitat – living place for wild animals that includes available food, water and space

Management plan – a scientific method of keeping wildlife populations at optimal levels based on available habitat and population monitoring surveys

Migration corridors – travel areas used by wildlife when moving between locations; waterfowl use migration corridors called flyways

Migratory bird – a species of bird that moves between distinct areas (usually for breeding and wintering) during the year

Migratory Bird Treaty Act – 1918 agreement between the US and Canada (later amended to add Mexico, Japan and Russia) that established national management to protect migratory birds in the respective nations

Mist net – a light-weight, fine mesh net used by scientists to capture small birds for data collection or research

Neotropical migrant – any of 361 bird species that migrate between wintering grounds in tropical regions of Mexico, Central America and South America to breeding grounds in North America

Ornithologist – a scientist who studies and works with birds

Wildlife biologist – a scientist who studies and manages wild animals