Red Knot Tracking Instructions
1
Navigate to your app store.
2
Search "Animal Tracker" and click "get", then "install".
3
Once the app is downloaded, click on it. You can either create an account or click on "continue without account."
4
While in the app, navigate to the search bar. To select our red knots, type in each flag code, one by one, from the list below. Make sure all letters are capitalized. Begin with "5L*" and then click on it when it appears in the drop down menu.
Deployed on May 17, 2026 in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge SC:
PPE KL0 KP0 KP1 KP4 KP5 KP6 KP7 KP8 KP9
Deployed on April 18, 2026 on Kiawah Island SC:
5L*
KC2
KK0
KL1
LU4
LX2
LY1
LY2
Deployed on May 18th, 2025 in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge (NO LONGER ACTIVE):
LM0
LM6
LM9
LN0
LN4
LN5
LN6
LN7
LN8
LN9
LP1
LP7
LP8
Deployed on March 30th, 2025 on Kiawah Island SC (NO LONGER ACTIVE):
4U*
LA0
LA2
LA3
LA7
LC1
LC8
LK1
LK4
LK8
LL1
LM2
PHA
PHP
6
Once 5L* is selected, click on the star button (middle right). This will add this bird to your "favorites". Repeat this search process with the next flag codes.
7
When you have starred all the birds on the list, click on "favorites" (bottom right). Click on the three vertical dots (top right), and select "show all favorites on "map." You should be able to see satellite-tracked red knots on the same map, with their latest location.
8
To view an individual bird's activity, click on the icon for that bird, then click on "Activity" (middle menu row). The app will show the bird's current location and its recorded movements over the last 2 weeks or 12 months.
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