ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
If Sanibel South’s migration didn't produce enough nail-biting anticipation…we’ve got some stories for you soon! To set the stage we are taking the timeline and maps back to last week.From north …
Continue Reading about And so it begins… Swallow-tailed Kites migrate south 2020 style.
Soon after we introduced you to Sanibel South in our last blog, she became the first of our tracked Swallow-tailed Kites to leave Florida for the winter. In fact, the start of her southbound migration …
We are delighted to be partnering with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society and Palm Beach County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) on Swallow-tailed Kite remote …
Continue Reading about Palm Beach County Kites: A rewarding conservation collaboration
At the close of the 2020 Swallow-tailed Kite breeding season, when most kite families had already moved on from their nest sites to prepare for fall migration, ARCI succeeded in capturing and …
Continue Reading about A Special Swallow-tailed Kite from Sanibel Island
This has been a difficult nesting season for Swallow-tailed Kites and researchers. There were many nest failures, and COVID-19 greatly restricted our ability to find and monitor nesting kites. Here is …
Continue Reading about ARCI’s GPS tracking of Swallow-tailed Kite during the 2020 breeding season
@ D. Brewer 2018. Swallow-tailed Kites in roost tree.Every year since 1989, ARCI has conducted systematic aerial surveys to count Swallow-tailed Kites at more than 15 large pre-migration roosts during …
Continue Reading about Swallow-tailed Kite Population Monitoring Surveys during COVID-19
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute, together with Orleans Audubon (Louisiana), has been tracking Swallow-tailed Kites with GPS-transmitters to learn about breeding behavior, habitat use, …
Sawgrass returns for the 4th time! A GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kite from Pinellas County Florida.Sawgrass, a female Swallow-tailed Kite, was tagged in 2016 at Sawgrass Lake Park. Our longest-tracked …
