Add Larry Gara and me to the list of those who have gone up to see the celebrated wood storks. We found all three at the U-shaped pond previously described and we too took several dozen pictures. As Jim MacCormick pointed out, the birds are juveniles, as indicated by the mud-buff feathering on the head, upper neck and the middle of the back. The bill and legs are yellow-pink. Juvenile herons, ibises and storks are strongly subject to postnuptial wanderings, as well as many adults. Still, this is a wonderful surprise and well worth the vilsit. We spent an hour with them. They were still there at noon when we left. There was a low ceiling with lifting fog and misting rain. Larry and I opined that the weather conditions contributed to the birds staying put so late. There is a great deal of habitat within easy foraging distance that looks good for wood storks. With better conditions, the birds might have been moved to spread out more. To embroider on Jim's directions for those coming from the south and west, you can approach the pond from OH 83. From I-70, take OH 83 north through New Concord and Otsego, taking care to observe the sharp left in Otsego. From there the road climbs over a ridge and descends into the Wills Creek drainage. Wills Creek is a substantial waterway at this point. Turn right just before the bridge onto Tyson Road. It's mud and gravel, but no problem to drive. Tyson Road parallels Wills Creek past some very likely-looking habitat, then veers away from the creek and climbs up to a bluff overlooking a large bottomland cornfield. After passing the cornfield, the road drops down again. The U-shaped pond is just ahead on the north side of the road, opposite power pole #37 I don't know who has this atlas block, but I am envious. The whole area is dynamite. Cheers, Bob -- Robert D Powell Wilmington, OH, USA [log in to unmask] http://rdp1710.wordpress.com Nulla dies sine linea ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]