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Avian Research and Conservation Institute
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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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 …
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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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 …
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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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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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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8/1/12: Welcome to ARCI on the web!Thank you very much for visiting our new website. With this News Blog section, we will provide brief accounts of recent project results, accomplishments, and events …