ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
To recap, Avian Research and Conservation Institute is monitoring US-breeding Swallow-tailed Kites through remote GPS tracking as they migrate, gather to forage, and rest across the 5,000-mile …
Continue Reading about Migration has started, Swallow-tailed Kites are heading north!
Tracking Swallow-tailed Kites across the globe using a global cellular network has its pros and cons. As you have probably experienced with your own phone, cell service is spotty. Well, it is …
Continue Reading about A peak at Palm Beach County, FL Swallow-tailed Kites on their winter range
Where are the Swallow-tailed Kites ARCI is tracking? We have little doubt they are on their winter range in South America…but we can’t “see” them right now. Long technical story, but we have …
By now you have either seen posts and blogs about Swallow-tailed Kites heading south or you have NOT been seeing Kites in their normal Southeastern U.S. locations. Swallow-tailed Kites are early …
Continue Reading about Two complementary ways to track Swallow-tailed Kite migration through Florida
ARCI is using GPS-transmitters to track 11 Swallow-tailed Kites from breeding populations in Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana (the latter tagged by colleague Dr. Jennifer Coulson of Orleans …
Continue Reading about Surging into South America; Swallow-tailed Kites continue their migration
PBC-ERM Male, a GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kite from Palm Beach County, Florida, made it safely across the Gulf of Mexico! Arriving on Quintana Roo, Mexico on 16 August, this kite spent 3 days in …
Continue Reading about Palm Beach County Florida’s GPS-tracked Kites are in Colombia!
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute has partnered with, among others, International Paper, the American Bird Conservancy, Resource Management Service (RMS), Forest Investment Associates …
