The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and fine-scale analyses: incorporating stop location uncertainty
The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a long-term monitoring program that collects data on bird populations across North America.
Call for new members for the AOS Diversity & Inclusion Committee
The AOS Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee seeks to add up to six new members starting in January 2025. The D&I Committee is engaged in efforts to continually improve diversity and inclusion within AOS and ornithology.
Flocks Project: Moving Forward After AOS 2024
The Flocks Team attended American Ornithological Society’s (AOS’s) 2024 Annual Meeting in Estes Park (for more information about the Flocks project, you can read this press release) to meet with ornithologists interested in founding affinity groups.
Prashant Ghimire | Faces of AOS
“Through the AOS, I not only receive diverse opportunities but also learn about many aspects and issues in ornithology all over the world.”
Congratulations to the 2024 Classes of American Ornithological Society (AOS) Fellows and Elective Members
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) welcomes the 2024 classes of AOS Fellows and Elective Members. Individuals are elected to these special membership classes in recognition of their exceptional and sustained contributions to ornithology and to the AOS. Congratulations to our newest members of these distinguished groups! 2024 AOS Elective Members Michael Akresh Stephanie Beilke Susan …
Congratulations to the American Ornithological Society (AOS) 2024 Student Presentation Award winners
Each year at our annual meeting, the AOS bestows Student Presentation Awards on students at all levels (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral) who present outstanding posters or oral presentations. Congratulations to these winners, each of whom will receive a $500 honorarium with their award.
AOS 2025 Nominations & Applications Open
Nominations are now open for the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) 2025 Council, Classes of Fellows and Elective Members, and various Society awards.
“Pulling Back the Curtain”—AOS Annual Meeting Decision Making
AOS annual meetings are our biggest and best opportunity to bring our members and partners together to share science, build community, and make new connections with ornithologists over shared interests and the study of birds.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) awards four 2024 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2024 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research for early-career researchers. Four individual $15,000 fellowships were awarded to Drs. Andre Moncrieff, Glaucia (Glau) Del-Rio, Felicity L. Newell, and Anne Ausems to support their ornithological research.
What has and has not been studied on Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird nonbreeding performance?
Songbirds include species that have seen the steepest declines for birds that breed in North America, and 125 species can be considered Nearctic-Neotropical migrants.