The irony of writing a story about 45-kilogram cassowaries—with forelimbs as small as those of chickens—for a blog called Wing Beat is not lost upon me. My coauthors and I are particularly excited to publish a paper for Ornithology about these flightless birds, as it seems most of the researched avian species in this journal are no larger than a mango.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) welcomes and congratulates the 2025 classes of AOS Fellows and Elective Members. Individuals are elected …
Nominations are now open for the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) 2026 Council, Classes of Fellows and Elective Members, and various Society awards. You can help make the AOS stronger by participating in these important annual elections for leadership roles within our Society and by recognizing the achievements of our members.
SEMINAR: Modeling the effects of wildfire smoke, body condition, and diet guild on the oxidative status of migrating birds
Presenter: Megan Miller, graduate research assistant, Colorado State University-Pueblo; AOS Student Research Grant, 2024
SEMINAR: Telomeres, mitochondrial copy number (mtDNAcn), organismal metabolic rate and growth rate-what is the connection in the developing House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Presenter: Holland Galante, Ph.D. candidate, North Dakota State University; AOS Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Grant, 2022
Nominations & Applications due for AOS Awards, Council, Classes of Fellows & Elective Members.
Nominations & Applications due for AOS-sponsored Student Memberships.
“Over the past few years, the AOS has become my primary scientific society and it has played a big role in my professional growth by providing me with a lot of skills as well as a forum to make meaningful contributions.”
