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Avian Research and Conservation Institute
We were able to follow some spectacular migratory movements of our seven GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites. With precarious over water flights, stopovers in the Yucatan Peninsula, quick and safe …
Continue Reading about Catching up with the Kites as they reach their winter ranges
Tagging the Swallow-tailed Kite named Sawgrass was a breeze with the sighting tips from the observation crew from the St. Petersburg Audubon Society (SPAS). They had been observing the Swallow-tailed …
Continue Reading about The shortest route may not be the safest.
One of the three kites GPS-tagged this summer includes an adult male (Carlton) captured 14 June 2016 on the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve in Sarasota County, Florida, the first …
Continue Reading about Carlton the Swallow-tailed Kite takes a classic migratory course
Tracking data from "Panther," a Swallow-tailed Kite tagged at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in June 2016. Yellow star indicates tagging location.Adult Swallow-tailed Kite Panther was …
It’s been a great summer for ARCI and the satellite-tagged birds we are following. We have so much to share, but we will take it one blog at a time so we can give you lots of details. The first news …
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute invites you to participate in Florida’s Swallow-tailed Kite population monitoring surveys for 2016. << shortcut to reporting form >>ARCI’s …
Continue Reading about The 2016 Swallow-tailed Kite count is here!
2016 has been tough so far for our satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites.As you may recall (see our previous blog), Day and Gulf Hammock both apparently died in South America before they could return …
Finally! As we write, favorable winds are pushing Swallow-tailed Kites northward over the Gulf of Mexico.Movements of six GPS-satellite tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from 19 Feb - 11 Mar 2016Welcome …