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Avian Research and Conservation Institute
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!
Our previous Swallow-tailed Kite migration update left us with two birds over the Gulf of Mexico. YES, they did make it and are now safe and sound on the Yucatán Peninsula! These two female kites, …
ARCI is tracking 11 Swallow-tailed Kites with GPS-equipped transmitters. Six of these kites are veteran contributors in our ongoing tracking research, having produced at least two years of …
Continue Reading about Swallow-tailed Kite Migration Tracking Begins!
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute has partnered with, among others, International Paper, the American Bird Conservancy, Resource Management Service (RMS), Forest Investment Associates …
