ARCI staff will give a presentation on the large-scale use of 'peripheral' wetlands by Snail Kites at the 2014 Raptor Research Foundation conference in Corpus Christi, Texas in September. Below is the …
Pace: Not lost but found!
Pre-migration movements of Pace, a satellite-tagged Swallow-tailed Kite. Pace had been using a relatively small area around Doctors Lake in southern Jacksonville, Florida close to his nesting …
Day and Palmetto set forth
If you guessed that Day would be the next of our GPS satellite-tagged Swallow-tailed Kites to migrate, you would have been correct! However, Palmetto was not far behind.Day and Palmetto set forth on …
MIA on the fast track
Movements of MIA from 18 July 2014 to 29 July 2014MIA has wasted no time on his southbound trek that began 18 July.After a brief respite east of Havana, Cuba, following his midnight arrival, he left …
Pre-migration begins!
By now, nearly all Swallow-tailed Kite nests have either fledged young or failed (on average, a bit more than half fledge at least one juvenile). This is the time when all the birds – including the 4 …
Dr. Ken Meyer receives Partners in Flight award
We're proud to share with you that Dr. Ken Meyer, ARCI's Executive Director, was honored with the Partners in Flight (PIF) Investigations Award which recognizes "outstanding research or scientific …
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Locations of eight Swallow-tailed Kites on 16 June 2014
We have much to share with you about Swallow-tailed Kites and this year’s nesting season. This also is a good time to ask if you would become part of our tracking efforts by making a one-time …
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Satellite-tracking gives fascinating insights for international Magnificent Frigatebird conservation efforts
We are in our second year of a satellite-tracking study of Magnificent Frigatebirds to determine where these birds breed, the timing of migration from roosts to breeding areas, patterns of seasonal …