ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
The eight Swallow-tailed Kites we are tracking by satellite left the U.S. by late August and settled into their Brazilian and Bolivian winter ranges by mid-October. As the temperature drops here in …
Continue Reading about Swallow-tailed Kite Migration Update: 19 December 2013
Migration routes used by eastern versus western subpopulationsSwallow-tailed Kites that nest in the eastern portion of the species’ U.S. range (South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida) cross the Gulf of …
Cayman #2 captured on 17 November on the west end ofCayman Brac. Fitted with a 5g solar-powered satellite transmitter.A NMBCA-funded project directed by Dr. Lisa Sorenson (BirdsCaribbean) and Dr. …
Continue Reading about Caribbean-wide tracking study launched for White-crowned Pigeons
ARCI’s second-oldest satellite-tracking project, after our 18-year study of Swallow-tailed Kites, is on Short-tailed Hawks. When Microwave Telemetry Inc. began making solar powered satellite …
Our Town Magazine, a publication covering north central Florida, has included a piece on ARCI and the Swallow-tailed Kite exhibit currently at the Florida Museum of Natural History.You can pick up a …
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Learn more about ARCI's research on Magnificent Frigatebirds in the pages of BirdWatching Magazine. "Always around but never close: Why researchers are in a hurry to learn the many secrets …
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Migration routes differ between eastern and western subpopulationsWe are currently tracking eight Swallow-tailed Kites from nest sites in the Southeast. We have been documenting the southbound …
Continue Reading about Swallow-tailed Kite Migration: 30 October 2013
A Swallow-tailed Kite's 10,000 mile journey: A black and white odysseyArt joins science to reveal the wonders and perils of the Swallow-tailed Kite's migration in a six-month installation at the …
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