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 …
Dr. Ken Meyer receives Partners in Flight award
We're proud to share with you that Dr. Ken Meyer, ARCI's Executive Director, was honored with the Partners in Flight (PIF) Investigations Award which recognizes "outstanding research or scientific …
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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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Satellite-tracking gives fascinating insights for international Magnificent Frigatebird conservation efforts
We are in our second year of a satellite-tracking study of Magnificent Frigatebirds to determine where these birds breed, the timing of migration from roosts to breeding areas, patterns of seasonal …
Milestone reached for multi-partner White-crowned Pigeon tracking project
Ricardo Miller, NEPAWe are happy to report that ARCI has reached its goal of deploying satellite transmitters on White-crowned Pigeons in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Florida for …
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Five tagged Swallow-tailed Kites back in last year’s nesting areas, two more yet to reach the US.
ARCI’s 3/12/14 blog confirmed that one kite, MIA, had reached the US and was already back near his Miami nesting neighborhood. We also described oceanic flights-in-progress for four additional kites. …