You're right, the only thing we can logically conclude from this study is that the number of storks known to humans correlates with birth rates, leading to the

You're right, the only thing we can logically conclude from this study is that the number of storks known to humans correlates with birth rates, leading to the obvious conclusion that countries which are better at finding storks are also better at having procreative sex, probably due to the close similarity between the two behaviors.