Our previous Swallow-tailed Kite migration update left us with two birds over the Gulf of Mexico. YES, they did make it and are now safe and sound on the Yucatán Peninsula! These two female kites, …
Swallow-tailed Kite Migration Tracking Begins!
ARCI is tracking 11 Swallow-tailed Kites with GPS-equipped transmitters. Six of these kites are veteran contributors in our ongoing tracking research, having produced at least two years of …
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Swallow-tailed Kite partnership on Sanibel Island, Florida contributes to conservation studies
ARCI has some exciting news to share! With the generosity of many wonderful partners on Sanibel Island, Florida, we were able to deploy GPS-equipped cell-phone transmitters on two breeding adult …
Will you help with Swallow-tailed Kite Population Monitoring?
Form to report Swallow-tailed Kites - 15 July to 5 August, 2021 Every year since 1989, ARCI has conducted systematic aerial surveys to count Swallow-tailed Kites at more than 15 large pre-migration …
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A Gulf Coast tour by a Palm Beach Swallow-tailed Kite
Jeaga #1, a GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kite is back in Palm Beach County, Florida! She is the latest of the GPS-tagged kites tracked by ARCI to make the northbound trip to the breeding …
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Four GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites make it back to former US breeding grounds. More Kites on their way.
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) currently tracks 10 Swallow-tailed Kites through their annual migration. These birds, each outfitted with GPS transmitters, are quickly making way …
Waiting on a tailwind, GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites in Honduras
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) currently tracks 10 Swallow-tailed Kites through their annual migration. These birds, each outfitted with GPS transmitters, are quickly making way …
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GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites in Panama and Colombia
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) is currently tracking 10 Swallow-tailed Kites outfitted with GPS-equipped GSM (cellular system) transmitters through their annual migration. These …
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