(Kahl 1964, Kushlan et al. 1975). 

 Colony formation and subsequent 

 nesting success of this species is a 

 function of the rate at which the 

 adults attain a suitable nutritional 

 state. This, of course, depends on 

 the quality and quantity of wood 

 stork food supply. Prior to 1962 

 drainage alternations, nesting 



success, or the lack of it, was a 

 fairly predictable function of high 

 summer water levels and high rates 

 of drying. These conditions stimu- 

 late fish production and favor the 

 availability of food to wood storks 

 as water levels decline rapidly and 

 concentrate excess fish stocks. 

 After 1962, nesting success or 

 failure appears less predictable 



Endangered Species 

 Wood Stork 



( Mycteria amsricana 

 Everglades Kite 



( Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus ) 

 Kirtlands Warbler 



( Dendroica kirtlandii ) 

 Cape Sable Sparrow 



( Ammospiza maritima mirabilis ) 



Threatened Species 

 Brown Pelican 



( Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis ) 

 Southern Bald Eagle 



( Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus ) 

 Osprey 



( Pandion haliaetus carolinensis ) 

 S.E. American Kestrel 



( Falco sparverius paulus ) 

 Florida Sandhill Crane 



(Gras canadensis pratensis ) 

 White Crowned Pigeon 



( Columba leucocephala ) 



Rare Species 

 Roseate Spoonbill 



( Ajaia ajaja ) 

 White Tailed Kite 



( Elanus caeruleus ma jusculus ) 

 Short Tailed Hawk 



( Buteo brachyurus ) 

 Antillean Night Hawk 



(Chordeiles minor vicinus) 



and less frequently based on similar 

 water levels and drying rates. This 

 indicates that perhaps more subtle 

 hydrobiological changes have oc- 

 curred from drainage alterations, 

 or more complex relationships exist 

 between wood stork population dynam- 

 ics and its habitat characteristics. 



The Florida Committee on Rare 

 and Endangered Plants and Animals 

 (FCREPA) lists 72 taxanomic spe- 

 cies of birds. Twenty seven (37.5%) 

 of these species occur within the 

 terrestrial and freshwater wetlands 

 habitats of the lower Everglades. 

 Table 28 lists those species and 

 their designated status as of 1978 

 (Kale 1978). 



Species of Special Concern 

 Little Blue Heron 



( Florida caerulea ) 

 Great Egret 



( Casmerodius albus ) 

 Snowy Egret 



( Egretta thula ) 

 Louisiana Heron 



( Hydranassa tricolor) 



Black Crowned Night Heron 



( Nycticorax nycticorax ) 

 Yellow Crowned Night Heron 



( Nyctanassa violacea ) 

 Least Bittern 



( Ixobrychus exilis exilis ) 

 Glossy Ibis 



( Plegadis falcinellus f alcinellus ) 

 White Ibis 



( Eudocimus albus ) 

 Coopers Hawk 



( Accipiter cooperii ) 

 Linpkin 



( Aramus guarauna pictus ) 



Burrowing Owl 



( Athena cunicularia f loridana ) 

 Hairy Woodpecker 



(Picoides villosus auduboni) 



Table 28. Endangered, threatened, or rare bird species, and species of 

 special concern that utilize terrestrial and freshwater wetlands 

 of the lower Everglades (adapted from Kale 1978). 



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