ARCI has some exciting news to share! With the generosity of many wonderful partners on Sanibel Island, Florida, we were able to deploy GPS-equipped cell-phone transmitters on two breeding adult …
Will you help with Swallow-tailed Kite Population Monitoring?
Form to report Swallow-tailed Kites - 15 July to 5 August, 2021 Every year since 1989, ARCI has conducted systematic aerial surveys to count Swallow-tailed Kites at more than 15 large pre-migration …
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A Gulf Coast tour by a Palm Beach Swallow-tailed Kite
Jeaga #1, a GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kite is back in Palm Beach County, Florida! She is the latest of the GPS-tagged kites tracked by ARCI to make the northbound trip to the breeding …
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Four GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites make it back to former US breeding grounds. More Kites on their way.
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) currently tracks 10 Swallow-tailed Kites through their annual migration. These birds, each outfitted with GPS transmitters, are quickly making way …
Waiting on a tailwind, GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites in Honduras
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) currently tracks 10 Swallow-tailed Kites through their annual migration. These birds, each outfitted with GPS transmitters, are quickly making way …
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GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites in Panama and Colombia
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) is currently tracking 10 Swallow-tailed Kites outfitted with GPS-equipped GSM (cellular system) transmitters through their annual migration. These …
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More GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites Coming This Way!
Since our last update, five GPS-tracked kites have started their northbound migration! The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) currently tracks 10 Swallow-tailed Kites outfitted with GPS …
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Migration has started, Swallow-tailed Kites are heading north!
On 23 January 2021, a Swallow-tailed Kite called PBC-ERM Male started north from his wintering location in Mato Grosso, Brazil. He is the first to start northward among the 10 Swallow-tailed …
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