Roy and all -
While it would be extremely rare, the description below somewhat describes vaguely well an adult WHITE IBIS. White Ibis is purely white all-over, with a small area of black on the wingtips - as if the primaries were dipped in black paint. White Ibis has a bright pink bare face and rich pink and black bill - the bill is very long and down-curved and would be quite noticeable. Wood Stork is enormous, mostly white, with a black lining to the lower edge of the wing. An IMMATURE Wood Stork may appear to have a "pinkish" head, which is actually tawny-brown feathering that can go down towards the throat and hindneck. Immature Wood Storks have massive sword-sickle bills that vary from pale yelllow to ivory in color.
Oddly enough, a Great Blue Heron rookery would be an interestingly likely place for a rare transient wader to turn up, since it's breeding season for White Ibis and other tall waders down in their typical southern range.
If possible, PHOTOS are the single best determining ID. Even distant snapshots with point-and-shoot cameras.
Hopefully you or others could re-find this interestingly-described bird!
While we have several records, White Ibis is accidental in Ohio, many being juvenile/immature birds. Wood Stork is accidental as well, again, often juvenile/immature birds.
best of birding -Jen
Jen Brumfield
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> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:27:06 -0400
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> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Wood Stork in Ohio?
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> While checking out a nesting tree of Great Blue Heron’s in Western Highland County. I saw a white bird about 2 and half feet tall with black tipped wings and what appeared to be a pinkish head. Could this have been a wood stork nesting near a creek and near Blue Herons.
> Roy
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