The Edwards Prize is awarded by the Editor for the best major article in each volume of The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (beginning with volume 118) or, formerly, The Wilson Bulletin.
The Prize is named in memory of Ernest P. "Buck" Edwards (1919 - 2011). Dr. Edwards taught ornithology, ecology and field natural history at the University of Kentucky, at the University of the Pacific, and in the Department of Biology at Sweet Briar College (1965 - 1990). He also served as associate director of the Houston Museum of Natural History. He published several books, including Finding Birds in Mexico and Birds of Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park - A Field Guide.
Dr. Edwards proposed the original Best Paper Prize, first awarded by WOS in 1970, and provided inital supporting funds. Today, the Edwards Prize consists of a plaque presented at the annual meeting following completion of each volume of the journal.
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Year
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Volume
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Author(s)
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Title
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2012
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124
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Storrs L. Olson |
History, structure, evolution, behavior, distribution, and ecology of the extinct Hawaiian genus Ciridops (Fringillidae, Carduelini, Drepanidini). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124:651-674
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2011
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123
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Morton L. Isler and Bret M. Whitney |
Species limits in antbirds (Thamnophilidae): the Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) complex. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:1-14
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2010
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122
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Robb S. A. Kaler, Steve E. Ebbert, Clait E. Braun, and Brett K. Sandercock |
Demography of a reintroduced population of Evermann's Rock Ptarmigan in the Aleutian Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:1-14
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2009
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121
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W. Andrew Cox and Thomas E. Martin
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Breeding biology of the Three-striped Warbler in Venezuela: a contrast between tropical and temperate parulids. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:667-678
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2008
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120
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Kevin Winker and Gary R. Graves
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Genetic structure of breeding and wintering populations of Swainson's Warbler. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:433-445
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2007
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119
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James A. Cox and Gary L. Slater
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Cooperative breeding in the Brown-headed Nuthatch. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:1-8
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2006
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118
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Cynthia A. Staicer, Victoria Ingalls, and Thomas W. Sherry
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Singing Behavior varies with Breeding Status of American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:439-451
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2005
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117
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J. Daniel Lambert, Kent P. McFarland, Christopher C. Rimmer, Steven D. Faccio, and Jonathan L. Atwood
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A practical model of Bicknell's Thrush distribution in the Northeastern United States. Wilson Bulletin 117:1-11
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2004
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116
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Carolyn B. Meyer, Sherri L. Miller, and C. John Ralph
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Stand-scale habitat associations across a large geographic region of an old-growth specialist, the Marbled Murrelet. Wilson Bulletin 116:197-210
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2003
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115
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Julie C. Hagelin
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A field study of ornaments, body size, and mating behavior of the Gambel's
Quail. Wilson Bulletin 115: 246-257
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2002
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114
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Karl E. Miller
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Nesting success of the Great Crested Flycatcher in nest boxes and in
tree cavities: are nest boxes safer from nest predation? Wilson
Bulletin 114:179-185
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2001
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113
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E. Hank Taliaferro, Richard T. Holmes, and Joel D. Blum
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Eggshell characteristics and calcium demands on a migratory songbird breeding in two New England forests. Wilson Bulletin 113: 94-100
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2000
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112
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Jessica R. Young, Clait E. Braun, Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Jerry W. Hupp, and Tom W. Quinn |
A new species of Sage-Grouse (Phasianidae: Centrocercus) from southwestern Colorado Wilson Bulletin. 112: 445-453
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1999
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111
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J. Christopher Haney |
Testing behavioral evolution in response to ecological change in the Village Weaverbird. Wilson Bulletin 111: 89-99
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1998
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110
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Sheila Conant, H. Douglas Pratt, and Robert J. Schallenberger |
Reflections on a 1975 expedition to the lost world of the Alaka'i and other notes on the natural history, semantics, and conservation of Kaua'i birds. Wilson Bulletin 110: 1-22
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1997
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109
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Richard H. Yahner |
Long-term dynamics of bird communities in a managed forested landscape. Wilson Bulletin 109: 595-613
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1996
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108
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Larry Clark |
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1995
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107
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Mary H. Clench and John R. Mathias |
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1994
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106
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Bret M. Whitney |
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1993
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105
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Steven L. Lima |
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1992
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104
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Michael A. Schroeder and Clait E. Braun |
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1991
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103
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Norman P. Hill and John M. Hagan III |
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1990
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102
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Keith L. Bildstein, William Post, James Johnston, and Peter Frederick |
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1989
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101
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David E. Blockstein |
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1988
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100
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Mark A. Colwell and Lewis W. Oring |
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1987
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99
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Peter W. Hicklin |
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1986
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98
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John S. Warriner, Jane C. Warriner, Gary W. Page, and Lynne E. Stenzel |
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1985
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97
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Frances Hamerstrom, Frederick N. Hamerstrom, and Charles J. Burke |
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1984
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96
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Janice M. Sprenkle and Charles R. Blem |
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1983
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95
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Peter M. Fedderolf
John L. Zimmerman
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1982
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94
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Thomas D. Nudds
Charles G. Sibley and Jon E. Ahlquist
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1981
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93
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C. John Ralph
Peter G. Merritt
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1980
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92
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M. Ross Lein
James F. Wittenberger
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1979
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91
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Ellen R. Ketterson
Charles R. Brown
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1978
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90
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Glen E. Woolfenden
David E. Ainley, Robert C. Wood, and William J. L. Sladen
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1977
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89
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Richard Brewer and Lynda Swander
Wayne C. Weber and John B. Theberge
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1976
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88
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Glen L. Fox
Douglas W. Mock
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1975
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87
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S. T. Emlem, J. D. Rising, and W. L. Thompson
A. J. Wiseman
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1974
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86
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William E. Southern
Rodman Ward and Dorcas A. Ward
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1973
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85
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Joseph R. Jehl Jr.
Storrs L. Olson
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1972
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84
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Ralph W. Schreiber and Robert W. Risebrough
Russell P. Balda, Gary C. Bateman, and Gene F. Foster
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1971
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83
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Frances C. James
Anthony J. Erskine
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1970
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82
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William A. Maher
John P. Ryder
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