About the Author(s)

James A. Kushlan received his doctorate from the University of Miami, studying the ecology of the Everglades and its wading birds. He is currently Professor of Biology at the University of Mississippi and Chair of the Department of Biology. He has studied wading birds and wetlands for over twenty years, publishing over 150 papers on these topics. He also is coauthor of the Herons Handbook (1974, Harper and Row) and Storks, Ibises, and Spoonbills (1992, Academic Press). He has served in numerous professional capacities. He is a Fellow of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Co-chair of the Herons Specialist Group (ICBP/IWRB/IUCN).

Keith Bildstein received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University, studying the wintering ecology of birds of prey in open-habitats of the north-central U.S. Following graduation (1978), he taught briefly at the College of William and Mary and then went on to Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC, where he was professor of biology and ecology for 14 years. While at Winthrop, he began research on ibis feeding ecology, based at the Belle Baruch Institute of Marine Biology. His recent studies have focused on flamingos. He is the author of the forthcoming White Ibis: Wetlands Wanderer (Smithsonian Press) and currently Director of Research at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA 19529.

About The Revisers

Julie A. Heath is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida, a M.S. in Raptor Biology from Boise State University and a B.S. in Zoology from the University of California at Davis. She is interested in using physiological and behavioral ecology approaches to understand interactions between habitat degradation and bird population patterns. Her dissertation focused the physiology of White Ibis reproduction and whether mercury exposure affected Ibis reproductive success. Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725. E-mail: julieheath@boisestate.edu.

Peter Frederick grew up watching birds and helping his grandfather record bird sounds in Delaware and the Chesapeake Bay. He studied animal behavior at Swarthmore College and the University of North Carolina, and worked on the mating strategies of White Ibises for his Ph D.  After working for the University of South Carolina, the National Audubon Society Research Department, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, he is now a Research Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. He continues to study the behavior, ecology, and conservation of aquatic birds and their wetland habitats in the Everglades, as well as in Central and South America. Current address: Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, P.O. Box 110430, University of Florida, Gainesville. FL. 32611-0430, email pfred@ufl.edu.