Last week Brian Allen made me aware of a Wood Stork sighting one county south of me at Silver Lake State Park. The bird was not seen after the initial observation when it was observed flying north. This afternoon Matt McConnell notified me that a bird of the same species was seen here in Mason County by Sara Bolan.
Just before 2 pm I met up with Matt and Dave Dister at the location of this morning's sighting. We scoured the area for half an hour, then agreed that we needed to hop in our cars and expand the search. While out on our off-site searches Brian Allen arrived at the initial location and was able to find the stork.
Of course by the time I got back there the bird had taken off again. But after about 20 minutes Linda Scribner and Shelley Green spotted the bird flying over the swamp and headed toward the road where we were conducting our stake out. I was able to get several photos as it passed over the road making a beeline to the ditch were it had first been seen.
It most likely is the same bird seen last week in Oceana County.
Looks like a juvenile
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