The buoy lights cut through the murk as your trap snaps shut and a flock explodes into noisy wings. For a moment you think you missed the requirement, then you spot the icon blinking on your HUD. I’ve missed items before; this time you won’t.
You and I will move fast and clean: I’ll point out what the game wants, where it appears, and the easiest way to hand it over. Think of this as a field manual from someone who’s already paid the learning tax.
All ARC Raiders Avian Alarm project requirements and how to complete
You can see the buoys along Riven Tides if you’ve run the map once — they’re the real-world cue that starts every Stage. The Avian Alarm is a five-stage project in ARC Raiders with explicit item turn-ins and rewards; for the first time the UI lets you preview every stage’s requirements before you complete the prior one, which changes how you plan your runs.
What are the Avian Alarm project requirements?
Stage 1 opens for everyone who has Projects active. It’s small, surgical, and sets the pace: lay a bird trap next to the buoys that dot Riven Tides’ seabed. Complete it and you receive a Dockmaster’s Detector and 25 Raider Tokens.
Stage 1: Initial Flock Intake
Place a bird trap next to the buoys in Riven Tides to finish this opening step and claim the Stage 1 rewards.
Stage 2: Preliminary Signal Birds
| Requirements | How to Get | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Tick Pods | Obtain by destroying Ticks | 1 Heavy Gun Parts Blueprint |
| 20 Canister | Get as loot. Can be found more frequently in Residential Zones | 3 Surge Coil |
| 12 Moss | Can be found in Residential and Vegetation-tagged zones | 25 Raider Tokens |
| 5 Twilight Compass Ship Model | Get as random loot | N/A |
Stage 3: Secondary Validation Birds
| Requirements | How to Get | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Comet Igniter | Can be obtained from the Comet after salvaging its remains | 1 Anvil IV |
| 10 Fertilizer | Obtain as random loot from Residential areas. | 1 Anvil Splitter |
| 10 Rusted Tools | Obtained as random loot. Usually found in Industrial zones. | 50 Raider Tokens |
| 5 Velocity Ship Model | Can be obtained as random loot. | N/A |
Stage 4: Heightened Alert Birds
| Requirements | How to Get | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Vaporizer Regulator | Obtain from destroyed Vaporizers. | Gel Patches Face Style |
| 3 Water Filter | Obtain as random loot from Residential areas. | Riven Tides Hotel Keycard No. 311 Key |
| 8 Agave | Obtain from dry vegetation areas on the map. | 50 Raider Tokens |
| 5 Sirena Dorata Ship Model | Can be obtained as random loot. | N/A |
Stage 5: Critical Warning Birds
| Requirements | How to Get | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Turbine Compressor | Can be obtained as random loot. | Bord House Backpack Attachment |
| 3 Red Coral Jewelry | Obtained from chests/containers. | Fist in Air Emote |
| 4 Roots | Obtain from the swamps in Dam Battlegrounds. | Acoustic Guitar |
| 1 Leviathan’s Crown Ship Model | Can be obtained as random loot. | 100 Raider Tokens |
How do I complete the Avian Alarm stages?
Once you can preview future stages, you should plan a couple of runs with farming in mind. I typically split sessions: a Residential run for moss, fertilizer, and water filters; an Industrial sweep for rusted tools and canisters; and a short Dam Battlegrounds run for roots. The project is a tightening noose around lazy looters — it rewards planning over brute force.
Practical tips I use:
- Bring a Detector or coordinate with a teammate who has one—detectors and Dockmaster items make the difference on tight timers.
- Farm Ticks on maps with dense wildlife for Tick Pods; target Vaporizers during high-threat patrols for regulators.
- Open chests and containers in every map: ship models and jewelry drop from the same pool as cosmetic loot.
- Use community maps and pins in Discord and Reddit groups to mark ideal spawn locations for Agave and Roots.
- When a blueprint or Anvil drops, compare it in your inventory immediately: those can shift your build strategy mid-session.
Run the project on PC via Steam or on consoles (Xbox and PlayStation). Coordinate with friends on Discord or find quick groups through subreddit threads and community LFG tools to speed up the rarer drops. Rewards act as a breadcrumb trail to the next big upgrade, so prioritize items that feed your preferred weapon or tool path.
When does the Avian Alarm event end?
The Avian Alarm project is live until May 26, the last Tuesday of next month, which is also the likely date for the next major update. If you want the ship model or cosmetic pieces, don’t shelve these runs — they’ll be gone after that Tuesday.
I’ve shown you where items spawn, how the stages chain, and which runs to stack for maximum yield — now tell me, which stage will you rush to finish first?