ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
We're proud to share with you that Dr. Ken Meyer, ARCI's Executive Director, was honored with the Partners in Flight (PIF) Investigations Award which recognizes "outstanding research or scientific …
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We have much to share with you about Swallow-tailed Kites and this year’s nesting season. This also is a good time to ask if you would become part of our tracking efforts by making a one-time …
Continue Reading about Locations of eight Swallow-tailed Kites on 16 June 2014
We are in our second year of a satellite-tracking study of Magnificent Frigatebirds to determine where these birds breed, the timing of migration from roosts to breeding areas, patterns of seasonal …
Ricardo Miller, NEPAWe are happy to report that ARCI has reached its goal of deploying satellite transmitters on White-crowned Pigeons in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Florida for …
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ARCI’s 3/12/14 blog confirmed that one kite, MIA, had reached the US and was already back near his Miami nesting neighborhood. We also described oceanic flights-in-progress for four additional kites. …
**Note: Today's narrative reflects the most recent satellite data as of late last night, 11 March. The map shows movements only through 10 March. MIA launched from the Northern Yucatan at about …
MIA has coursed up through Central America, making his way to northern Nicaragua. With a tailwind, he could fly directly from Honduras, overwater to the Yucatan, or even all the way to Florida. We’ll …
Continue Reading about Swallow-tailed Kite Migration: Birds on the move
MIA is making headway through Colombia, crossing a challenging obstacle along the migration route, the Andes Mountains.Day, also in Colombia, broke from the pack at the Peruvian border and is 460 …