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 …
Swallow-tailed Kites on the move: Introducing The Class of 2016 and the first southbound movements of the season
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 2016 Swallow-tailed Kite count is here!
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 …
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The Good and the Bad
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 …
Sublime Creatures of the Wind
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 …
Out Over the Perilous Deep
We received a lot of “First of the Year” Swallow-tailed Kite sighting reports on 2/24/2016, and it’s no wonder after a look at the following wind maps. The arrows show the wind directions around two …
Kites here, Kites there!
It’s time to keep your eyes to the sky because Swallow-tailed Kites are being reported in peninsular Florida! Are you as excited as we are? The South American summer still lifts the wings of the seven …
Finding Lift and Heading North
The first Swallow-tailed Kites have begun the 5,000-mile return journey from their South American winter ranges to their breeding grounds in the southeastern U.S. The kites have spent the last month …