Awarded Grants and Publications
Successful grant applicants are required to submit a copy of their thesis or report of their studies to the Birds SA Conservation Committee.
Below, publications can be downloaded as PDFs and are ordered from the most recent to 2019.
2022
Gardner, Janet (Australian National University) "How does climate change affect arid zone birds? (2021-2022). (Final report received 2022). An article was published in The Birder (2022), 263: 27-30. (Focal area: 3 - Climate change impact)
Packer, Jasmin (The University of Adelaide), “Extending habitat suitability mapping to the breeding outcomes of endangered southern emu-wrens in Watchalunga Nature Reserve: Stage 2 of a collaborative vision for the Watchalunga Precinct” (2018-2022). (Final report received 2022). (Focal area: 1 - bird knowledge, 2 - habitat suitability).
Spooner, Kaitlyn (Australian National University), "Nest site preferences of the Jacky Winter – the role of nest site selection in adapting to extreme heat" (2020 -2022). (Final Report received in late 2022). An article was published in The Birder (2022), 263: 27-30. (Focal area: 1 - nesting behaviour, 3 - climate change impact)
2021
Coggan, Rachael, (The University of Adelaide), “How does the Bassian Thrush respond to fire in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia?" (2021-2022). (Final report December 2021). An article published in The Birder (2021), 259:26-26. (Focal area(s): 1 - bird behaviour, 3 - changing fire impact)
Falkenberg, Ian (Community researcher), "A pilot project to assess the Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) population and breeding and foraging habitats in the Mid North of South Australia" (2021 - 2021). Final report, December 2024 (Focal area: 1 - bird knowledge, 3 - wind farm impact)
Markos, Daniel (The University of Adelaide). "Habitat use by White-browed Babblers in a modified landscape" (2021 -2021). Honours Thesis. (Focal area: 1 - habitat use, 3 - impact of habitat modification)
2020
Jones, Karl (The University of Adelaide), "Review of the Population Status of Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus) on Eyre Peninsula and in the Yellabinna Region, South Australia" (2020-2021). (Final report received 2021). An article was published in The Birder (2022), 262: 20-24. (Focal area: 1 - habitat use, 2 - habitat preferences, 3- habitat modification, conservation status)
Whittaker, D. (The University of Adelaide), "Developing Monitoring Methods for the Bassian Thrush in the Mount Lofty Ranges, SA. (2020-2020). Honours Thesis. (Focal area (s): 2 - habitat use, 3 - management and conservation of the species)
2019
Gardner, Janet and Yang, Kevin. (Australian National University), "Effects of temperature on breeding behaviour on the body condition in Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) during the nesting period" (2019-2020). (Final Report received in 2020). An article was published in The Birder (2020), 256:20-21. (Focal area: 1 - nesting behaviour, 3 - climate change impact)
(bold - indicates graduate student or community researcher)
Photos modified under Birds SA image policy: Red-necked Avocet (Jeff Groves)