It’s that time of year again when we say adios to those feathered beauties that have been gracing our southeastern skies since March. Most Swallow-tailed Kites that breed in the U.S are getting ready …
Why we count Kites and how you can help.
Annual Swallow-tailed Kite Population Monitoring Survey Every year since 1989, ARCI has conducted systematic aerial surveys to count Swallow-tailed Kites at more than 15 large pre-migration …
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Two GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from Sanibel, Florida return to a hurricane-changed island and persevere!
The last time Bailey’s Homestead and Sanibel Botanical, two GPS/GSM-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites saw their breeding grounds it had looked quite different than it did upon their return in 2023. …
Three Palm Beach County Swallow-tailed Kites make a safe flight across the Gulf of Mexico and return to breeding territories.
WOW! Swallow-tailed Kites are back and getting busy with nest building and laying eggs. We highlight the northbound migration of three GSM-GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from Palm Beach County. …
2023 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 …
The Who, What, Where Swallow-tailed Kite Winter Update
ARCI is tracking 11 Swallow-tailed Kites from Florida (9) and South Carolina (2) fitted with GPS/GSM tracking backpacks. Each tagged Swallow-tailed Kite helps us address important questions about the …
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GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites from Palm Beach County, Florida check in on Winter Break
We are delighted continue our partnerships with the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society and Palm Beach County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) on Swallow-tailed Kite …
A Swallow-tailed Kite’s migration to Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
On 4 August, 2022 a GPS-GSM-tracked Swallow-tailed Kite named “Suwannee II” made a two-day crossing to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. After a nine-day rest in Quintana Roo, she continued south, over land …
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