When they do flap their wings, they look awkward and clumsy. Sometimes they fly in flocks with egrets and ibises. When the sun evaporates the urine, it cools them off, like sweat. They are the only type of stork native to North America. If they are healthy, the wetlands where they live are probably healthy too.
Wood storks are wetland birds.
That means that they live near water. They can be found in swamps, marshes, and ponds in the southern United States, and as far south as Argentina in South America. Wood storks are wading birds. That means that they walk along slowly in shallow waters looking for food. They eat small fish, tadpoles, and crayfish.