The Arc Raiders Avian Alarm project send you looking out for a range of resources across five stages to complete it. You'll need to lay a bird trap next to some buoys in Riven Tides to start things off but after that it's all about hunting down a range of materials and Arc Raiders Ship Models., I'll explain the steps and what you need to find below, as well as the locations for it all to make this mega fetch quest a little easier to get through.
While you're heading to Riven Tides , which is where you'll find a lot of what you need below, it also worth checking the Shoring Up Defenses, Battening Down and Safe Harbour missions which all take place on the same map.
How to complete the Avian Alarm project in Arc Raiders
The Avian Alarm project in Arc Raiders has five stages, or tiers. The first one, Initial Flock Intake, requires players to complete a quest objective in Riven Tides, but all other four stages require you to submit various materials.
This is a limited time project. Players will only have until Tuesday 26 May, 2026 to complete these challenges and earn the rewards.
Arc Raiders Initial Flock Intake (1)
The first step, initial Flock Intake, has no required materials for players to submit. Instead, there's a simple quest objective to place a bird trap that I'll explain in more detail below. That will earn you the following:
Rewards:
- Dockmaster's Detector x1
- Raider Tokens x25
Lay a bird trap next to the buoys along the Seabed in Riven Tides
To complete the first Avian Alarm objective, you need to go to the Riven Tides map and find the location marked on the map above in the Seabed area. There you'll find a large, orange Buoy with numerous interaction spots around it:
Interact with any of those points to lay the bird trap and complete the objective. You don't need to extract to still be successful - just go back to the Project menu in Speranza to register the challenge as complete.
Arc Raiders Preliminary Signal Birds (2)
The second stage of the Avian Alarm project requires you to find the following materials:
- Tick pod x7 - Dropped by the spider-like Arc Ticks that appear in buildings.
- Canister x20 - Found in Commercial areas or recycled from certain items.
- Moss x12 - Found in Nature areas or sold by Celeste
- "Twilight Compass" Ship Model x5 - Uncommon item found randomly in Riven Tides
Preliminary Signal Birds (2) Rewards:
- Heavy Gun Parts Blueprints x1
- Surge Coil x3
- Raider Tokens x25
Arc Raiders Secondary Validation Birds (3)
The third step of the Avian Alarm project steps things up in terms of challenge and rarity and requires you find these:
- Comet Igniter x3 - Dropped by Comets (you need to kill them before they self-destruct)
- Fertilizer x10 - Found in Nature areas, especially in Wicker Baskets
- Rusted Tools x8 - Found in Mechanical and Industrial Areas. High chance to drop from pried-open bus trunks.
- "Velocity" Ship Model x5 - Rare item found randomly in Riven Tides
Secondary Validation Birds (3) Rewards:
- Anvil (Level 4) x1
- Anvil Splitter x1
- Raider Tokens x50
Arc Raiders Heightened Alert Birds (4)
Stage 4 of Avian Alert will require players to defeat a Vaporizer, and more besides to get the following mats:
- Vaporizer Regulator x1 - Dropped by Arc Raiders Vaporizers when killed
- Water Filter x3 - Found in Industrial Areas, especially in Metal Crates.
- Agave x8 - Harvested from Agave cacti. Can also be found in Nature areas.
- "Sirena Dorata" Ship Model x5 - Epic item found randomly in Riven Tides
Heightened Alert Birds (4) Rewards:
- Gel Patches face style cosmetic x1
- Riven Tides Hotel Keycard no. 311 x1
- Raider Tokens x50
Arc Raiders Critical Warning Birds (5)
The final stage of the Avian Alarm project requires pieces scavenged from the Arc Turbine enemies that debuted in the same update, and more besides.
- Turbine Compressor x2 - Dropped by the Arc Raiders Arc Turbine when killed
- Red Coral Jewelry x3 - Found in Residential, Old World and Commercial areas. Good chance to find it using the Arc Raiders Metal Detectors
- Roots x4 - Found beneath certain trees, or in Nature areas.
- "Leviathan's Crown" Ship Model x1 - Legendary item found randomly in Riven Tides
Critical Warning Birds (5) Rewards:
- Bird House Backpack Attachment x1
- First in Air emote x1
- Acoustic Guitar x1
- Raider Tokens x100
Want more epic loot from the update? Find out how to get the Arc Raiders Powered Descender here, the closest thing the game has to a jetpack!
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