As predicted, Gulf Hammock, a female Swallow-tailed Kite tagged as an adult in 2011 in Levy County, Florida, was our next satellite-tracked bird to make it back to the United States. Gulf Hammock …
Gulf Hammock nears a critical moment and shifting winds
We’re pleased to report that MIA and Day, two of our GPS/satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites have made it safely to the US and have returned to their breeding territories.Northbound migration of …
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A Crossing of Wingbeats
From South Carolina’s lowcountry to Brazil’s vast Pantanal, we have been following Palmetto and Bluff, the first-ever GPS/satellite-tagged breeding pair of Swallow-tailed Kites.The paths of Palmetto …
MIA races for the Andes, Bluff still in idle
All but two of our seven GPS/satellite-tagged Swallow-tailed Kites are moving their way north to the U.S. Their locations spread almost 2,000 miles across Brazil, Peru and Colombia. The four …
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2015 northbound migration begins!
INTRODUCTIONFor new followers, this blog is the first in an annual series in which we will describe the northbound migration of seven satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites: Palmetto, Bluff, Gulf …
Riding the coastline, lifting on wind
Three of our satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites made it to Brazil! Their GPS data indicate that Dayand Palmetto have almost caught up to MIA, who has been far ahead of the other migrants …
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A snapshot at summer’s end
A snapshot of the locations of seven satellite-tagged Swallow-tailed Kites on their southbound migration. PearlMS has lingered in the floodplain of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya River for 7 …
PearlMS sets forth…heads west?
PearlMS begins his southbound migration heading west to circumvent the Gulf of Mexico. The last of our seven GPS-satellite tagged Swallow-tailed Kites has begun his southbound migration...heading …