Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Jean Olbert

Jean holding an adult female snail kite
Master's
Email: olbertjean@ufl.edu

Education

  • MS University of Florida 2011

Biography

Jean received her BS in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is primarily interested in conservation biology and avian ecology and spent several years working with endangered avian species before perusing an MS with the University of Florida in 2009. Her current research is focused on determining reasons of nesting failure and brood reductions of snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) nests on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Central Florida.. Nest predation analysis of snail kites.

Project Completion Date
Linking Snail Kite Foraging Activity, Habitat Quality, and Critical Demographic Parameters to Guide Effective Conservation April 2012
Nesting Habitat and Nest Failures of the Everglad Snail Kite on Kissimmee Lakes and Nesting, Recruiting and Foraging Ecology of the Florida Snail Kite in Lake Tohopekaliga March 2013
Demographic, Movement, and Habitat of the Endangered Snail Kite in Response to Operational Plans in Water Conservation Area 3A April 2011
Surveys of Snail Kite Breeding and Habitat Use in the Upper St. Johns River Basin February 2011
Technical Publications Publication Date
Reichert, Brian, Christopher Cattau, Wiley Kitchens, Kyle Pias, and Jean Olbert. 2009. Snaill Kite Demography in blue cypress Marsh Complex. Annual Report 2009. October 2009
Reichert, Brian, Christopher Cattau, Wiley Kitchens, Kyle Pias, and Jean Olbert. 2010. Snail Kite Demography in Blue Cypress Marsh Complex. Annual Report 2011. May 2011
Reichert, Brian, Christopher Cattau, Wiley Kitchens, Christa Zweig, Jean Olbert, and Kyle Pias. Demographic, Movement, and Habitat studies of the Endagered Snail Kite in Response to Operational Plans in Water Conservation Area 3A. Annual Report. October 2009
Reichert, Brian, Christopher Cattau, Wiley Kitchens, Christa Zweig, Jean Olbert, and Kyle Pias. Demographic, Movement, and Habitat Studies of the Endangered Snail Kite in Response to Operational Plans in Water Conservation Area 3A. 2011. Annual Report May 2011