05/20/2013On 6 August 2012, exactly one year to the day of the start of his 2011 southbound migration, Croom again departed the U.S. for South America. He took just over two months to reach his …
Surprising moves of Magnificent Frigatebirds tagged in the Florida Keys
5/4/13: GPS satellite transmitters show unexpected nesting locationsWithin days of placing GPS-equipped satellite transmitters on Magnificent Frigatebirds last October in the Florida Keys, we gained …
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2011-2012 Migration
05/11/2013Croom, a male Swallow-tailed Kite, was tagged as an adult on 30 May 2011 on private property in Hernando County Florida, six miles southwest of the Croom tract of the Withlacoochee State …
Croom: The life of one Swallow-tailed Kite
05/02/2013For over a decade, ARCI has been at the forefront of tracking birds through cuttine-edge technologies. Documenting birds' movements allows scientists to better understand their behavior …
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An Ocean Behind, the Andes Ahead
9/24/12: Swallow-tailed Kite 2012 Southbound Migration Last month, when we wrote about the start of this year’s southbound Swallow-tailed Kite migration (Swallow Tailed Kites Tallied at …
Florida Conservation Organizations Rally Support for ARCI
9/19/12: Local Conservationists Give to ARCI After learning recently about ARCI's work and fund-raising challenges, the boards of Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society (SCAS) and …
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White-crowned Pigeon Threatened by Zip-line
9/9/12: Draft Plans to Develop Crane Point HammockThe Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has moved toward approval of $727,000 of federal Community Development Block Grant funds to finance a …
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Migrating Kites Tallied at Roosts and Tracked by Satellite
8/10/12: Swallow-tailed Kite 2012 Roost Surveys We recently completed the 2012 surveys of Swallow-tailed Kite pre-migration roosts in Florida. The good news is that our counts have been …
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