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 …
The Florida flurry subdues. One kite tarries in the Magnolia State.
Bluff, Gulf Hammock and Pace depart the U.S. PearlMS the last tagged bird to remain. Bluff and Gulf Hammock left their pre-migration areas on the same day, 12 August. Bluffhad been cruising the …
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Swallow-tailed Kite migration update on all birds
13 August 2014 update of seven satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites.Pace continues to stage in Sumter County, Florida (west-central peninsula), where he has been since 6 August. He makes foraging …
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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 …
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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