ARCI and Orleans Audubon Society (OAS) are tracking Swallow-tailed Kites not only to monitor the roosts, foraging areas, stopover sites, and winter destinations, but also to see how they use public …
Taking the open ocean “shortcut”; Astor, a Swallow-tailed Kite’s flight to Panama
In the summer of 2025, ARCI was fortunate to receive funds and support from the Merritt Island Wildlife Association, West Volusia Audubon, and the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge to capture and …
Cinco, a GPS-tracked Swallow-tailed Kite, makes landfall in Mexico
The Avian Research and Conservation Institute has been tracking Swallow-tailed Kite migration since the 1990s. One of the kites, an adult female named Cinco, was tagged at the Florida Panther National …
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2025 Aerial Research Team Roster: Meet the Swallow-tailed Kites
Together with Orleans Audubon Society, we are tracking 20 GPS-tagged adult Swallow-tailed Kites from the breeding grounds in the Southeastern United States. These birds have bred on private and public …
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Swallow-tailed Kite research coalition continues to improve sustainable forests in the Southeastern U.S.
Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) has partnered with the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Orleans Audubon Society (OAS) to study Swallow-tailed Kite habitat use on working timber …
Sanibel Captiva Audubon sponsors tracking a Swallow-tailed Kite on Sanibel Island, Florida
ARCI was awarded funds to capture, tag, and track a Swallow-tailed Kite from Sanibel, Florida from the Sanibel Captiva Audubon Society. A successful capture attempt was made with assistance by …
Parkside Elementary School in Collier County, Florida, fundraises to track a Swallow-tailed Kite
With the interest and persistence of Mr. David Ware of Parkside Elementary School in Collier County, ARCI has the opportunity to track a new Swallow-tailed Kite at the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife …
Three Palm Beach Swallow-tailed Kites to join the aerial research team!
We are happy to report that we have deployed three GSM/GPS trackers (funded by the Palm Beach Zoo and its long-time sponsor Florida Power and Light) on adult Swallow-tailed Kites in Palm Beach …
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