ARCI has been involved with the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge on Swallow-tailed Kite projects since the 1990’s. More recently ARCI has put GSM/GPS transmitters (made by Cellular Tracking …
Continuing a rewarding Palm Beach County Swallow-tailed Kite collaboration
We are delighted to continue our Swallow-tailed Kite remote tracking research partnerships with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society and Palm Beach County’s Department of Environmental …
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Monitoring Swallow-tailed Kite population: How you can help!
Every year since 1989, ARCI has conducted systematic aerial surveys to count Swallow-tailed Kites at more than 15 large pre-migration roosts in late July and early August. These roosts, some of which …
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2024 nest monitoring with ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) is continuing our Swallow-tailed Kite (and Short-tailed Hawk) nest monitoring program “Eyes on Kites”. ARCI has monitored nesting Swallow-tailed …
Safely arriving from crossing the Gulf of Mexico; GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites return to the Southeastern US.
Have you seen a Swallow-tailed Kite in the Southeastern US yet? You will soon. The flood gates have opened, and they are pouring up across the Gulf of Mexico. Six GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed …
Coalition Supports Swallow-tailed Kite Research to Improve Habitat through Sustainable Forest Management in the Southeastern US.
Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) has partnered with, among others, International Paper (IP), the American Bird Conservancy, Orleans Audubon Society, Resource Management Service (RMS), …
Crossing the Gulf of Mexico: GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from Palm Beach County, Florida take to the wind.
ARCI is following four GSM-GPS tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from Palm Beach County, Florida with help from our partners at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society as well as the Palm Beach …
Against all odds, Swallow-tailed Kites nested on Sanibel Island, Florida after Hurricane Ian.
ARCI has been tracking two GPS-GSM-tagged adult Swallow-tailed Kites from Sanibel Island since 2021 (see their intro blog). After the kites departed for their winter grounds in 2022, Hurricane Ian …