ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
We’re pleased to report that MIA and Day, two of our GPS/satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites have made it safely to the US and have returned to their breeding territories.Northbound migration of …
Continue Reading about Gulf Hammock nears a critical moment and shifting winds
From South Carolina’s lowcountry to Brazil’s vast Pantanal, we have been following Palmetto and Bluff, the first-ever GPS/satellite-tagged breeding pair of Swallow-tailed Kites.The paths of Palmetto …
All but two of our seven GPS/satellite-tagged Swallow-tailed Kites are moving their way north to the U.S. Their locations spread almost 2,000 miles across Brazil, Peru and Colombia. The four …
Continue Reading about MIA races for the Andes, Bluff still in idle
INTRODUCTIONFor new followers, this blog is the first in an annual series in which we will describe the northbound migration of seven satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites: Palmetto, Bluff, Gulf …
Only 2% of pine rockland forest remains within the urbanized areas of Miami-Dade County and outside of the protective border of Everglades National Park.Last …
Continue Reading about Rally for the Rocklands – Miami, Florida
Introducing, Ding ARCI introduces Ding, a Reddish Egret fitted with a solar-powered, GPS-equipped satellite transmitter on 20 June 2014 at the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on …
Three of our satellite-tracked Swallow-tailed Kites made it to Brazil! Their GPS data indicate that Dayand Palmetto have almost caught up to MIA, who has been far ahead of the other migrants …
Continue Reading about Riding the coastline, lifting on wind
A snapshot of the locations of seven satellite-tagged Swallow-tailed Kites on their southbound migration. PearlMS has lingered in the floodplain of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya River for 7 …
