Birds flying over water

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Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica). Photo by Phil Battley.

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus on the trunk of a tree

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Man bird watching near ocean

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AOS Member since 2018, Prashant Ghimire from Nepal birding in Puerto Rico during AOS-BC 2022.

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New research from Rhode Island provides new insights into female woodcock nesting habits

For more than a decade, our team has focused on studying male Scolopax minor (American Woodcock) in Rhode Island. During this time, we recognized a significant gap in knowledge about female S. minor, particularly regarding nest site selection and brood survival, due to a lack of data from this region.

Using weather radar and automated flight call monitoring to sample migration in the American West

How to describe something we cannot see? This challenge defines nocturnal bird migration research. Every spring and fall, millions of birds fly through the night, journeying between wintering and breeding grounds.

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Student Research Grant Seminar Series

  • 24 February 2025, Noon ET
    The influence of conspecific attraction on habitat choices of a migratory species at risk
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  • 3 March 2025, Noon ET
    The impact of wildfires on the vocal output of boreal birds communities in AlaskaREGISTER
  • 10 March 2025, Noon ET
    Impacts of lead exposure on movements of California Condors
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  • 17 March 2025, Noon ET
    “The canary in the gold mine”: Assessing the impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining on bird communities in the Peruvian Amazon
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  • 24 March 2025, Noon ET
    Diet specialization in American Oystercatchers and effects on breeding success
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3 March 2025

Applications due for Latin American and Caribbean Conservation Research Grants.

16 March 2025

AOS 2025 Abstracts for Oral Presentations and Posters due.

 

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“Through the AOS, I not only receive diverse opportunities but also learn about many aspects and issues in ornithology all over the world.”