Jim Kushlan Award Winners

2011

  • Linking whooping crane behavior, environmental drivers, and territory plasticity. (J. Wozniak with E. Smith)
  • Assessing the role of Ciconiiformes birds in ecosystem services to control potential pests in rice paddies of Ahera in western Kenya. (N. Otieno)

2010

  • Genetic characterization of Cuban flamingo colonies. (Roberto Carlos and Frias Soler)
  • Comparative analysis of population sizes and conservation status of wading birds in Chitwan and Makwanpur District, Central Nepal. (Bhaiya Khanal)

2009

  • No Awards.

2008

  • MHC variation as a proxy for wildlife health in North American wading birds. (Marcel van Tuinen, U. North Carolina-Wilmington, USA)
  • Crane Foundation. Wading bird abundance and habitat preferences in rice-dominated districts in Uttar Pradesh, India. (Kolla Gopisundar, U. of Minnesota, USA (PhD student) and Intern)
  • The distribution and abundance of the locally threatened grey-crowned crane in Lake Victoria, Kenya. (Moses Abonga, Lake Victoria Sunset Birders, Kenya)

2007

  • Conservation of high Andes wetlands: comparing the influences of 2 flamingo species on aquatic ecosystems function and structure in Southwestern Bolivia (Marita Davison)
  • Assessment of the genetic structure of the reddish egret ( Austin Hill)

2006

  • A comparative and experimental study of species related differences in behavior and appearance of 5 species of frigatebirds. (Vinni Madsen)
  • Developmental measures of pollution impacts of pond herons in northern India. ( J.A. Urfi and Robert Bleiweiss)

2005

  • Ecological research on giant ibis in Northwestern Cambodia. (Omaliss Keo)
  • Does power (watts) output while foraging differ between breeding and nonbreeding seasons? ( Alan Maccarone)

2004

  • The discovery of a huge colony of Agami Herons: A unique research opportunity for this cryptic species. (Dr. Eric Vidal, France)
  • Ecology, conservation and management of the Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus. (Greg P. Clancy, New South Wales, Australia)
  • Feeding ecology of the Buff-necked Ibis in Sierra Grande, Córdoba, Argentina.(Ricardo Torres, Córdoba, Argentina)

2003

  • Genetic variation and movement patterns of Australian Ciconiiformes (Terry Chesser, Canberra, Australia)

2002

  • The Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex): a phylogenetic enigma (Bonnie Gulas-Wroblewski, Chicago, Illinois)
  • Genetic variation and movement patterns of Australian Ciconiiformes (Terry Chesser, Canberra, Australia)

2001

  • The influence of color dimorphism on the ecology of Reddish Egrets in south Texas. (Clay Green, University of Lafayette)

2000

  • Foraging ecology and breeding biology of the sharp-tailed ibis in the southern Llanos, Venezuela. ( Jorge Perez Eman)

The Waterbird Society Research Grants

jim-kushlanThe Waterbird Society periodically awards grants for research in the science and conservation of waterbirds. These grants were established from funds provided by the generosity of two former Presidents of the Waterbird Society. The Waterbird Society is very grateful to receive the funds and encourages others to consider financially supporting the Society.