Have you ever seen any wood storks in South Carolina? Wood storks, Mycteria americana, are large wading birds with distinctively bald heads and long, down-curved bills, which helps to make them easily ...

White ibis, the most prevalent wading bird in South Florida, saw significant nesting declines in 2022 and 2023. Overall nesting efforts for most wading bird species were below the 10-year average, ...

Avian ecologist and Everglades restoration scientist Mark Cook stumbled upon a flock of American flamingos while searching the Florida Bay coastline for woodstorks and spoonbills Mark Cook South ...

For bird enthusiasts and average residents alike, the sight of wild, colorful migratory birds like the great egret or the black-crowned night heron, in a dense and loud city like New York is something ...

Nesting season for wading birds is underway in Southwest Florida. The window of opportunity to see an amazing array of birds − like every type of heron, snowy and great egrets, roseate spoonbills and ...

A diverse mix of long-legged wading birds are once again as thick as no-see-ums at a popular downtown Port Royal wetlands where they are turning the green trees white with dashes of blacks, blues and ...

The invasive Asian swamp eel is threatening the Florida Everglades by disrupting the food web. This predatory fish has caused an 80% loss of the prey base for wading birds in some areas. Likely ...