ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
Many fans of Swallow-tailed Kites and followers of our tacking studies have expressed concerns about the threats posed to southbound migrant kites by the thousands of deliberately set fires raging …
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Many of the 16 kites ARCI is currently tracking have already left the US on a 5,000-mile trip to wintering destinations in South America. In last week’s blog, we described the importance of …
Left to right: Grace Campbell (ARCI, volunteer), Ken Meyer (ARCI),Larry Woodward (Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge,and Jeff Gleason (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).ARCI has some exciting news …
Every year since 1989, ARCI has conducted systematic aerial surveys to count Swallow-tailed Kites at more than 15 large pre-migration roosts during a 10-day window in late July. These roosts, …
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CONGRATS, KITES!This year all eleven tracked kites successfully crossed the Gulf of Mexico and reached their nesting grounds in the southeastern United States! 10 APRILPritchard is back!! After making …
Continue Reading about Swallow-tailed Kite 2019 Northbound Migration Wrap Up
Do you miss the Swallow-tailed Kites as much as we do? As of today, 5 November, our 11 tagged kites are spending the winter in Brazil. Pritchard, OK, Lacombe, Babcock, and Bayou Vincent are …
Continue Reading about Winter Update: Swallow-tailed Kites in Brazil
While most of our 12 GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites have made it safely to Central and South America by now, two of our feathered friends are still working their way southward through their U.S. …
In the southeastern United States, Swallow-tailed Kites are starting a 5,000-mile migration to South America for the winter. It will be the first time for the young-of-the-year, but their parents may …