The South Florida Water Management District reports some encouraging news about the endangered wood stork. In a recent survey of the area, the authority found 6,452 wood stork nests. This is a huge increase over 2008 and a 200 percent increase over the average number of wood stork nests found in surveys over the past decade.
Scientists believe that drought has reduced the number of fish that prey on the food sources of wood storks and other wading birds, leaving more food available for the birds.
New Photographic Essay From the Founder of Birders United
Theodore Cross, the founder of Birders United and the author of Birds of the Sea, Shore, and Tundra, has authored a new book which is available from W.W. Norton Company. Cross’ photographs include birds from four continents. From the tundra of eastern Siberia to the tropical islands of the South Pacific, Cross has captured elegant and unusual birds—from auklets and egrets to gannets and sanderlings—in peak action, be they courting, landing on a perch, plunge diving, or engaged in aerobatics.
The 179 color photographs in this 344-page book are accompanied by gracefully written field notes and fascinating accounts of the birds’ habits and habitat.
You can obtain more information or order the book by clicking here.