Thread: Wood Storks on the Mermentau

I know this sounds weird but i saw a big group of birds that look like what google says is a wood stork on D'arbonne bayou. About 20 birds still on the roost in top of some cypress. I took a pic with my phone but they're washed out in the background, all i can see is the dark spots, the white doesn't show

It was a really neat experience. Must have been 50 birds and they were huge. The heads put me in mind of buzzards with super long beaks. Gave me the impression they would have been harder to get as close with outboard.

The info I saw said they number only in the thousands. Kinda rare. I know I've not seen them before and I've been in the Mermentau since around 1974. Could have been there and I missed them though.

I never think about pictures as my iphone is buried in a dry bag all the time. I rarely use it on the water.

This was my first time seeing them and this was just last Thursday

Originally Posted by mermentau

Saw a bunch of birds today that I've not see before. According to my iBird app it looks to be Wood Storks. They are really big and their wings make a racket when they take off. Only 5 sacs to report. Need to get Mrs. PS over here with her super camera.

They must be lost. Usually not this far west.You could send a email to the local Audubon Society and let em know. They love this stuff.

I am going to have to look for them in 2 weeks. How did the water look on the river?

Our first sighting of this bird ever was at Henderson last Fall......they were mixed in with a group of about 300 other birds.....

Cool birds, don't usually se them in summer, but we have them in numbers during fall and winter...you can see them in the crawfish ponds on I49 or at Shuerburne WMA.

Originally Posted by saute86

I am going to have to look for them in 2 weeks. How did the water look on the river?

Went from 14 up to the first land cut. Water was looking good. Seemed clearer at the bridge, but hard to tell as the day wares on. What little bit of fish caught were tight against logs 5-6' deep. There was still a noticeable current from Nezpique and the last rains. I quite at noon with the showers getting fired up in the distance.