![]() It likely will be tagged and possibly fitted with a detector so authorities can monitor its progress in the wild. Fish and Wildlife Service post in Jacksonville, Fla. Willowbrook officials said once the wood stork is healthy, they will place it in a cage on an airplane headed to the U.S. The bird also has been known to live in Georgia, South Carolina and parts of Latin America. One study cited by the federal government says that about 35 percent of feeding areas in south Florida have disappeared since 1900 because of development. Fish and Wildlife Service placed the wood stork on its endangered species list because the bird's feeding habitats-mainly swamplands and marshes in Florida-have decreased. ![]() Because wood storks are endangered, they cannot be caught unless they are injured. In the most recent sightings in Illinois, the birds have been healthy and officials simply allowed them to fly away. Louis in 1880, according to a published report. In the 19th Century, sightings were more common, with a flock of 50 being spotted near East St. Before the sighting in 1996, wood storks also were spotted in 19, both times in the Sanganois Conservation Area in Mason County. Vern Kleen, an avian ecologist for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, said the three most recent sightings of wood storks in the state have always been between mid-August and early September. This year has been particularly popular for wood storks to travel north, she said, with some sightings as far away as British Columbia. Geological Survey's Bird Banding Laboratory in Laurel, Md. ![]() "Lots of species just show up in odd places, and I don't think anyone really knows how they got there," said Kathy Klimkiewicz, a wildlife biologist with the U.S.
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