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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

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Deliveries from the Wood Stork

There's good news for Florida's endangered wood stork: Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is historically the nation's largest single nesting area for the wood stork, and this year's fledgling count is the greatest number there in 25 years. Jason Lauritsen is the Sanctuary's Natural Resource Manager...

While more rainfall is good for fish populations in South Florida wetlands, a dry period that follows is good for wading birds. That's the case right now at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, where they report the best wood stork nesting season in 25 years. Jason Lauritsen is the Sanctuary's Natural Resource Manager...

Feeding by feel

South Florida is prime nesting ground for the Wood Stork, and Southwest Florida's Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is historically home to the nation's largest nesting population. As wetlands dry down before summer, fish become concentrated in shallow pools. Audubon's Jason Lauritsen says that's the perfect situation for wood storks...

South Florida's Wood Stork Attraction

During a given year, you can find wood storks all over the Southeastern United States. But when it's time to nest, they seek out South Florida. Perhaps the greatest concentration is usually found at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County...

With more than 3,000 newly fledged wood storks, this year's nesting season at Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County is the best season in 25 years. In contract, there were no nests last year. Audubon's Jason Lauritsen says it raises a question about the future for the endangered bird ...