It’s an exciting time of year for Swallow-tailed Kites as they gather in big groups, finding food and resting for their migration ahead. Five of our nine GPS-tagged Kites have started moving.
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| Movements and locations of nine satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites between 20 July and 27 July 2015. |
Palmetto, from South Carolina, has returned to her favorite spot on 17 July on Georgia’s Altamaha River.
Gulf Hammock made her yearly trek 170 miles north to Georgia’s Ocmulgee River on 17 July as well.
Day, from Daytona, moved into a large roosting aggregation on 1 July but started south on 23 July.
Two of the newly-tagged birds have also moved. Bullfrog, from the Tampa area, has moved to Lake Okeechobee on 24 July, and Strong River from Mississippi headed to the Sabine River on the Texas border on 16 July.
The four remaining birds are still near their summer ranges: Pace in Jacksonville, MIA in Miami, and PearlMS and newly-tagged Lacombe along the Pearl River on the LA/MS border.
Today is the last of our three Swallow-tailed Kite survey days. We hope you will report your sightings, but if you are seeing large numbers of birds foraging/flying or roosting after that, we would like to know those dates and locations too.
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