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Avian Research and Conservation Institute
One of the three kites GPS-tagged this summer includes an adult male (Carlton) captured 14 June 2016 on the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve in Sarasota County, Florida, the first …
Continue Reading about Carlton the Swallow-tailed Kite takes a classic migratory course
Tracking data from "Panther," a Swallow-tailed Kite tagged at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in June 2016. Yellow star indicates tagging location.Adult Swallow-tailed Kite Panther was …
It’s been a great summer for ARCI and the satellite-tagged birds we are following. We have so much to share, but we will take it one blog at a time so we can give you lots of details. The first news …
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute invites you to participate in Florida’s Swallow-tailed Kite population monitoring surveys for 2016. << shortcut to reporting form >>ARCI’s …
Continue Reading about The 2016 Swallow-tailed Kite count is here!
2016 has been tough so far for our satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites.As you may recall (see our previous blog), Day and Gulf Hammock both apparently died in South America before they could return …
Finally! As we write, favorable winds are pushing Swallow-tailed Kites northward over the Gulf of Mexico.Movements of six GPS-satellite tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from 19 Feb - 11 Mar 2016Welcome …
We received a lot of “First of the Year” Swallow-tailed Kite sighting reports on 2/24/2016, and it’s no wonder after a look at the following wind maps. The arrows show the wind directions around two …
It’s time to keep your eyes to the sky because Swallow-tailed Kites are being reported in peninsular Florida! Are you as excited as we are? The South American summer still lifts the wings of the seven …