Here are 5 fun facts about the goofy looking bird. The woodstork is the only stork native to North America. Large, white Wood Storks wade through southeastern swamps and wetlands. They are very colonial birds and prefer to nest in the company of other storks. The wood stork is the only true stork (family Ciconiidae) that regularly occurs in the U.S. Wood storks breed in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina with colonies having been documented in 13 counties along the coast and across southern Georgia. Wood storks are an indicator species of the health of the greater Everglades ecosystem and were only known to nest in Florida when they were first placed on the endangered species list in 1984. In the past 60 years, close to 100,000 baby storks were born in the sanctuary’s moss-drenched cypress forest. The chicks fledge in about two months. Today, the Audubon preserve, located in Naples, Florida, is lucky to get a fleeting visit from a hundred of the bald-headed birds. During a breeding season, it is estimated that a pair of wood storks and their young, eat about 440 pounds of food (from courtship to fledging, usually about 60 days). Although this stork doesn't bring babies, it is a good flier, soaring on thermals with neck and legs outstretched. You can see visible trash in the ditch, but … They’re in the ditch on the west side of the park, which carries water from FSU. This new craftsman style 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath quality built luxury home is under construction. Corkscrew Swamp was once the biggest nesting ground for North America’s Wood Storks. 00:03 We see several shots of wood storks (Mycteria americana) to open the video. If wood stork chicks survived at an overall rate of 1.5 per nest, however, scientists were happy. The oldest captive Wood Stork lived to be just over 27 years of age. This bald-headed wading bird stands just over 3 feet tall, towering above almost all other wetland birds. Mating / Nesting Behavior: Courtship for the wood stork … Male and female Wood Storks usually mate for life, they will build the nest together, and together incubate the eggs and feed the chicks. Meanwhile, six environmental and corporate groups—including the National Audubon Society, the U.S. The wood storks were captured in the field by a team of scientists and graduate students at the Frederick’s Lab of the UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department located in Gainesville. Also known as “Wood Ibis”, “Ironhead”, or “Flinthead” the woodstork is a character all unto its own. Beginning in late summer, wood storks gather into communal roosts along the coast. Wood storks are big eaters. Population Status. Have you ever seen a muster or phalanx of Wood Storks? It slowly walks through wetlands with its long, hefty bill down in the water feeling for fish … Collective Noun A group of storks is known as a "muster". 1709 Woodstork Dr, Conway, SC 29526 is a 3,830 sqft, 3 bed, 3 bath Single-Family Home listed for $499,900. Wood Storks in the ditch. Wood Storks fly with neck and legs extended, interrupting strong wing beats with brief glides; their wingspan can be up to 5 1/2 feet. The team fitted the wood storks with solar-powered GPS tags which allowed them to obtain hourly location data. A group of storks in flight is called a "phalanx".