Keywords
citizen science, Wood Ibis
Abstract
Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) were thought to be common visitors to Arkansas in the early 1900s, but observations declined mid-century. Surveys of citizen science data and other online sources indicate that numbers of unique observations and total counts of birds have increased since 2000. Storks do not breed here, but have been reported in 34 of 75 counties, and appear mostly in August and September. Birds apparently originate from Mexico. Number of observations have increased since 2016, but many of those observations include only a few birds rather than larger flocks.
Recommended Citation
Tumlison, R. and Serviss, L.
(2024)
"History and Distribution of the Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) in Arkansas,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 78, Article 13.
https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2024.7806
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol78/iss1/13
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