The following references provide information on the natural
history and biology of the endangered wood stork:
Brooks, W. B., and T. Dean. 2008. Measuring the biological
status of the U.S. population of wood storks. Waterbirds (Special
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C.W. Jeske, and I. L. Brisbin, Jr. 2008. Satellite tracking
large-scale movements of wood storks captured in the Gulf coastal
region. Waterbirds (Special Publication 1) 31:35-41.
Coulter, M. C., J. A. Rodgers, Jr., J. C. Ogden, and F. C.
Depkin. 1999. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana). In
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The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Kushlan, J. A., and P. C. Frohring. 1986. The history of the
southern Florida Wood Stork population. Wilson Bulletin
98:368-386.
Nesbitt, S. A., J. C. Ogden, H. W. Kale, II, B. W. Patty, and L.
A. Rowse. 1982. Florida atlas of breeding sites for herons and
their allies: 1976-78. FWS/OBS-81-49. Office of Biological Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C.
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Patty. 1987. Breeding populations of the Wood Stork in the
southeastern United States. Condor 89:752-759.
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and chronology of Wood Storks Mycteria americana in
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Rodgers, J. A., Jr., P. S. Kubilis, S. A. Nesbitt, M. F. Delany,
K. T. Bowman, J. B. Dodge, R. K. Felix, Jr., and J. Swan. 2002.
Atlas of breeding sites for colonial waterbirds in Florida during
1999. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Bureau of
Wildlife Diversity Conservation, 620 South Meridian Street,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600.
Rodgers, J. A., Jr., S. T. Schwikert, G. A. Griffin, W. B.
Brooks, D. Bear-Hull, P. M. Elliot, K. J. Ebersol, and J. Morris.
2008. Productivity of wood storks (Mycteria Americana) in north and
central Florida. Waterbirds 31(Special Publication 1) 31:25-34.
Runde, D. E., J. A. Gore, J. A. Hovis, M. S. Robson, and P. D.
Southall. 1991. Florida atlas of breeding sites for herons and
their allies--update 1986-89. Tallahassee, Florida: Nongame
Wildlife Program Technical Report no. 10, Florida Game and Fresh
Water Fish Commission.
The Waterbird Society publishes papers on wood storks and other
wading birds: http://www.waterbirds.org/
USFWS. 1997. Revised recovery plan for the U.S. breeding
population of the wood stork. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Atlanta, Georgia.
USFWS. 2000. Wood stork (Mycteria americana). Pages
183-213 in Multi-species recovery plan for south Florida.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, Florida.
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