From Swallowtail Kite Sighting website:
Hello Citizen Scientist,
Sightings have already begun to come in from Florida, so it's official,
the Swallow-tailed Kite 2014 spring migration is in motion!
Thank
you for your participation in 2013 on this project hosted by the Avian
Conservation Center and Center for Birds of Prey in Charleston, South
Carolina. With your help we were able to document 3380 birds in 17
states as well as Toronto, Bermuda, and Brazil! Some birds traveled
further North than we expected, and others traveled into their former
range in the Midwest!
This year we're
hoping to continue the increase in reporting and to engage even more
Citizen Scientists in this important effort.
Swallow-tailed
Kites are an avian species of concern. Continued loss of the hardwood
bottom land forest habitats they require for a successful breeding
season has had an effect on the population size and reach. This project
helps identify geographic range and productivity of this unique and
breathtaking species.
For more information or to report a sighting, click here: http://www.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org/swallowtail-kite.php
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