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Grant Recipients

2024 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Daniel Erickson Movement of Sharp-shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus) as Related to the Presence of Observed Capillaria Infection Steenbock
Breanne Klockzien Bluebird Restoration Program at the Beaver Creek Reserve Steenbock
Jana Gedymin  MAPS Banding Stations at Riveredge Nature Center WSO
Daniel Erickson Eastern Wisconsin Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring and Banding Steenbock

2023 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
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Tom Prestby Bird Monitoring at Restoration Sites on the Oneida Nation Reservation WSO
Erin Giese Project SOAR - Snowy Owl Airport Rescue program WSO
Brad Bumgardner  Urban Saw-whet Owl Migration Monitoring in Milwaukee          Steenbock County Parks Steenbock
Victoria D. Piaskowski Riveredge Nature Center spring and fall migration monitoring in collaboration with the Midwest Migration Network Steenbock
John Jacobs Tracking the Phantoms: Geotagging and telemetry of Red-shouldered Hawks Steenbock
 Jana Gedymin  MAPS Banding Stations at Riveredge Nature Center

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2022 Grant Recipients

Recipient
Project Title
Award
Erin Giese Project SOAR - Snowy Owl Airport Rescue program WSO
Tom Prestby Bird Monitoring at Restoration Sites on the Oneida Nation Reservation WSO
John Jacobs Tracking the Phantoms: Geotagging and telemetry of Red-shouldered Hawks Steenbock

2021 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Riveredge Nature Center Ornithology Research Internship program WSO
Erin Gnass Giese Project SOAR - Snowy Owl Airport Rescue program WSO
John and Gene Jacobs Tracking the Phantoms: Geotagging and telemetry of Red-shouldered Hawks Steenbock
Braden Meyer Construction and maintenance of Black Tern nesting platforms at the Cedarburg Bog Steenbock
Riveredge Nature Center MAPS Banding Stations at Riveredge Nature Center and the Milwaukee County Zoo Steenbock
Maia Persche MAPS Banding Station in the Baraboo Hills Steenbock

2020 Grant Recipients

Recipient
Project Title
Award
Erin Gnass Giese Project SOAR - Snowy Owl Airport Rescue program WSO
John and Gene Jacobs Tracking the Phantoms: Geotagging and telemetry of Red-shouldered Hawks Steenbock

2019 Grant Recipients

Recipient
Project Title
Award
William E. Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area WSO
Erin Gnass Giese Project SOAR - Snowy Owl Airport Rescue program Steenbock
John and Gene Jacobs Tracking the Phantoms: Geotagging and telemetry of Red-shouldered Hawks Steenbock
William A. Smith Locating and documenting natural cliff nesting sites of Peregrine Falcons in Wisconsin Steenbock
Natalie Dorrler Student Internship for Ornithology at Riveredge Nature Center Steenbock

2018 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
William E. Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Steenbock
Richard Nikolai Geotagging Purple Martins in Wisconsin Steenbock
Jana Marie Gedymin Viel Breeding Phenology of Passerines in Wisconsin Steenbock
Erin Engstrom House Sparrow Behavior in Response to Management Techniques Steenbock
Matthew Gondek Habitat Use and Selection by Whooping Cranes Steenbock
Natalie Dorrler Student Internship for Ornithology at Riveredge Nature Center Steenbock

2017 Grant Recipients

Recipient
Project Title
Award
William E. Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Steenbock
Erin Manlick Purple Martin Colonies in south-central Wisconsin Steenbock
Jana Marie Viel Breeding Phenology of Passerines in Wisconsin Steenbock
Maia Persche Potential Impacts of Restored Oak Forest on Breeding Birds in southern Wisconsin Steenbock
Natalie Dorrler Student Internship for Ornithology at Riveredge Nature Center Steenbock

2016 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
William E. Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area WSO
Regan Dohm Long-term Impact on Wind Development on Raptor Abundance and Behavior WSO
Ashley Hannah Characterizing Breeding Habitat Selection and Reproduction Success of the Wisconsin Population of the Kirtland's Warbler WSO
Lucero Serna Identifying the Best Locations to Place Cowbird Traps to Reduce the Pressure of Brown-headed Cowbird Parasitism WSO
Haley and Paul Frater Impact of Forest Harvesting on the Cerulean Warbler and Associated Songbirds Steenbock

2015 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Matt Witynski Migratory Connectivity in a Widely-Distributed North American Warbler WSO
Regan Dohm Long-term Impact on Wind Development on Raptor Abundance and Behavior WSO
Audrey Wilde Ecoimmunology of Songbirds with Differing Reactivity to West Nile Virus assays WSO
Sam Jonas Can Osprey Overcome Bald Eagle Competition Based on Nest Platform Placement in Iron County, Wisconsin? WSO
Vicki Piaskowski Snow Bunting Banding in Southeastern Wisconsin in Collaboration with the Canadian Snow Bunting Network Steenbock
Michelene O'Connor Hummingbird Banding in Wisconsin Steenbock
William Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Steenbock
 

2014 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Jillaine Burton Whoo's Home Nest Box Program WSO
Emily Cornelius Immune Function of Wild Birds and its Response to Variation in Resource Availability WSO
Tom Prestby Shorebird and Waterbird Response to the Cat Island Wave Barrier in Lower Green Bay WSO
BJ Byers Biodiversity Implications of Using Herbaceous Biomass Harvest for Management on the Leopold Wetland Management District, Wisconsin Steenbock
Derek Sallmann Effect of Urbanization and Bird Feeders on Native and Migratory Bird Species in Southeastern Wisconsin Steenbock
William Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Steenbock
 

2013 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Daryl Christensen Experimental Forster's Tern nest box placement Steenbock
Natasha Fetzer Golden-winged Warbler response to tag alder management Steenbock
Janet Eschenbauch Central Wisconsin Kestrel Research Program Steenbock
Rachel T. Fukumoto The Milwauke BIOME Project Steenbock
Kathy Stahl Grassland bird monitoring in the Lower Chippewa Important Bird Area Steenbock
Mary Holleback Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Steenbock
Allison Schmidt Effect of annual weather patterns on Eastern Bluebirds Steenbock
William Stout An Urban Cooper's Hawk population and nesting study in the Milwaukee metropolitan area Steenbock
Zachary Bateson MHC copy number variation in Greater Prairie-Chickens of Wisconsin WSO
Stephanie Beilke Functional diversity of migratory passerines using a Great Lakes coastal stopover site WSO
Amberleigh Henschen Immune gene and male ornaments in the Common Yellowthroat WSO
Paul Schilke Spatial and temporal use of trees and shrubs for foraging by forest-breeding songbirds in Wisconsin WSO
Jana Viel What drives occupancy of Common Nighthawks in urban areas in Wisconsin? WSO
 

2012 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Kristen Malone Genetic impact of translocation in a declining population of Sharp-tailed Grouse. WSO
Bruce Bacon North Lakeland Discovery Center MAPS station start-up assistance. WSO
Jeff Wilson Remote camera detection of Common Loon nest predators in Iron County, Wisconsin. WSO
Max Henschell The viability of heart rate monitors for nesting passerines. WSO
James G. Knickelbine Bird and bat mortality at a small wind turbine facility in Manitowoc County. WSO
William Stout An urban Cooper's Hawk population and nesting study in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. Steenbock
Micah Mooneyham Excellent Eagles program, Merrill preschool class WSO Youth
 

2011 Grant Recipients

Recipient
Project Title
Award
Tom Klubertanz Cook Arboretum forest birds research project. Steenbock
William Stout An urban Cooper's Hawk population and nesting study in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. Steenbock
JoHanna Burton The role of interspecific competition on double-brooding in the Eastern Bluebird. Steenbock
Kristen Malone Genetic analysis of inbreeding in Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse before and after a rapid population decline. WSO
Alison Hunter Owl Fun program, Merrill preschool class WSO Youth
 

2010 Grant Recipients

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Project Title
Award
Brian Standing Near-ultraviolet spectrum videography of Black-capped Chickadee plumage. Steenbock
David Slager Nocturnal migration activity and departure of radio-tagged warblers. WSO
William Stout An urban Cooper's Hawk population and nesting study in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. WSO
Trenten Eberhardy Development of bird-related classroom projects, St. Peter Lutheran School of Schofield WSO Youth
Nina Myszkowski Field Guide for Richland Center Birds in the Winter Season, Richland Center School WSO Youth