It seems that traversing the Andes Mountains lights a fire in northbound Swallow-tailed Kites. In just 8 days after this daunting crossing in southwestern Colombia, South America, MIA covered over …
A new leader, a risky passage
GPS-tracking data for six Swallow-tailed Kites showing their locations as of 21 February 2017. The Andes Mountains, the longest continental range in the world, actually consist of three distinct …
5,000 miles home
All six of our satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites have left their South American winter ranges on their migration back to the breeding range in the southeastern U.S. This map will give you a …
Northbound race to breeding sites: Swallow-tailed Kites have started their migration!
It’s that time of year again when we see those familiar GPS fixes in South America begin edging northward. For several years, ARCI has been monitoring satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites on their …
Moonlit migration on the Gulf Coast of Florida
Our celebrated migratory Reddish Egret, Ding#1, has done it again. She left the J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, to spend the late …
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Catching up with the Kites as they reach their winter ranges
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 …
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The shortest route may not be the safest.
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 …
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Carlton the Swallow-tailed Kite takes a classic migratory course
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 …
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