ARCI
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
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 …
Continue Reading about Milestone reached for multi-partner White-crowned Pigeon tracking project
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 …
As of 17 February, MIA has taken the lead among the eight satellite-tracked kites. He skipped through the northeastern corner of Peru and is just across the border into Colombia.Two hundred and fifty …