Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They lack the powder down that other wading birds such as herons, spoonbills, and ibises use to clean off fish slime. Storks lack a pharynx and are mute. One species has been recorded in Wyoming. Wood stork, Mycteria americana (A)

Dec 23, 2023 · Standing at up to four feet tall, the Wood Stork is a giant amongst even its fellow long-legged wading birds and its towering silhouette is a haunting symbol of the delicate beauty of the Everglades and the precious subtropical wetland habitats that pepper the U.S. South.

Sep 15, 2022 · The largest wading bird in North America and our only native stork species, the Wood Stork is an icon of the American Southeast. Wading through shallow freshwater cypress swamps, marshes, and lagoons, it is unmistakable, except when flying overhead, where it superficially resembles the American White Pelican.

Wanderers from southern breeding grounds, these 6 young Woods Storks were rare visitors to New York state (about 20 records, slightly more than half up-state). They were first brought to the attention of birders on 24 August, but had been present a few days before.

This bald-headed wading bird stands just over 3 feet tall, towering above almost all other wetland birds. It slowly walks through wetlands with its long, hefty bill down in the water feeling for fish and crustaceans. This ungainly looking stork roosts and nests in …

Wood storks are large, long-legged wading birds, about 5O inches tall, with a wingspan of 60 to 65 inches. The plumage is white except for black primaries and secondaries and a short black tail. The head and neck are largely unfeathered and dark gray in color. The bill is black, thick at the base, and slightly decurved.

Five wood storks walking on the Fort Matanzas Beach. Wood storks may not deliver babies to your front door, but they are notable for being our nation's only native stork.

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Our only native stork in North America, a very large, heavy-billed bird that wades in the shallows of southern swamps. Flies with slow. ... Species Migration Maps show the movements of a …

This list consists of all the bird species documented to have occurred in Wyoming. Seasonality and abundance information reflects the status of a species in its preferred habitat and expected range within the state.