Large-Scale Coordinated Effort Sheds Light on Difficult-to-Study Arctic Shorebirds
Bird migration is one of the most spectacular wildlife phenomena on the planet, especially that of shorebirds that migrate thousands of miles every year.
Attracting Birds of All Feathers: AOS Calls for Diversity in Ornithology
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) acknowledges the systemic barriers faced by professional and citizen scientists of color and we’re redoubling our efforts towards making ornithology, birding, and access to the natural world equitable and inclusive.
2020 Coues Award Winner: Thomas Smith
The Elliott Coues Award recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research, regardless of the geographic location of the work.
2020 Coues Award Winner: André Dhondt
The Elliott Coues Award recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research, regardless of the geographic location of the work.
2020 Miller Award Winner: Erica Nol
The American Ornithological Society’s Loye and Alden Miller Research Award is given for lifetime achievement in ornithological research.
A Pride Month Update From the Rainbow Lorikeets
The Rainbow Lorikeets are excited to be involved with multiple virtual projects, scholarships, and Pride celebrations for the LGBTQIA+ community in 2020!
Message From AOS President and The Diversity & Inclusion Committee
The following is a message from AOS President, Kathy Martin, and AOS Diversity & Inclusion Committee co-chairs, Sharon Gill and Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez: The recent deaths of Black Americans, including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and David McAtee, at the hands of white police and vigilantes, have highlighted trans-generational systemic racism in U.S. institutions and …
2020 Schreiber Award Winner: Jaime Collazo
The Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award recognizes extraordinary scientific contributions to the conservation, restoration, or preservation of birds.
Stay-At-Home Field Ornithology
What do you do when you have to teach field ornithology during a lockdown? This is the dilemma that I shared with many college instructors this spring.
Three Things You Should Know About Population Estimation
Population size estimation is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, due in no small part to the recent “three billion birds lost” paper by Rosenberg et al.