The magical mystery of Swallow-tailed Kite migration - Guest Blog

Image above © Cheri Hollis This is a guest Blog post by Gina Kent, Senior Conservation Scientist at the Avian Research and Conservation Institute, in Gainesville, Florida. The Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) has been tracking Swallow-tailed Kites since the late 1990’s! ARCI, a non-profit based in Gainesville Florida, conducts research on rare and imperiled birds that stimulates management action and conservation planning. (www.arcinst.org) In the last few year ARCI has been using Cellular Tracking Technologies (CTT) ES 400 and ES 420 GSM-GPS units to follow Swallow-tailed Kites from breeding locations in the Southeastern United States, along their migration route, and...