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21 March 2024

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The AOS journals welcome new associate editors; thank departing editors

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) journal Ornithological Applications welcomes new associate editors Dr. Michelle Stantial, Dr. Facundo X. Palacio, and Dr. Frank Fogarty III to our editorial team. Dr. Stantial …

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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
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21 February 2024

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The AOS Announces Our New Strategic Plan

We are excited to introduce the new strategic plan for the American Ornithological Society (AOS), a guiding document that will help us meet the needs of our community now and into the future. 

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Tatjana Washington, Ph.D. student, University of Chicago
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14 February 2024

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Tatjana Washington | Faces of AOS

“I needed to find and surround myself with people who have similar passions and research interests.”

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Researcher holds a Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) with distant shoreline in background. Photo by Rob van Bemmelen, Waardenburg Ecology
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14 February 2024

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Sandwich Terns avoid entering offshore wind farms

The North Sea is one of the main areas in Europe for the development of offshore wind farms. These wind farms are important for the transition to renewable energies but pose a potential risk for seabirds.

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19 January 2024

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AOS introduces meeting manager Ramona Fletcher

The American Ornithological Society is excited to share some great news with you: Ramona Fletcher joined the AOS team in January as our new Meeting Manager!

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18 January 2024

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) seeks a coordinator for two major initiatives in 2024 to support diversity and increase equity, inclusion, and belonging within ornithology.

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09 January 2024

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF POSITION, Ornithological Applications

The American Ornithological Society (AOS, or Society) seeks a new editor-in-chief (EIC) for the journal Ornithological Applications.

A Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), a common bird in parks and wealthy treed locations of L.A., is perched on a Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). Photo by E Wood
A Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), a common bird in parks and wealthy treed locations of L.A., is perched on a Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). Photo by E Wood
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19 December 2023

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City birds tend to be for the rich — and there is a historical element to this as well

By Eric Wood Related paper: Historical racial redlining and contemporary patterns of income inequality negatively affect birds, their habitat, and people in Los Angeles, California by Eric M. Wood, Sevan …

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Sayornis saya
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01 November 2023

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American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People

“There is power in a name, and some English bird names have associations with the past that continue to be exclusionary and harmful today,” says president. “The time has come …

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18 October 2023

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The American Ornithological Society (AOS) names Christina P. Riehl as new Ornithology editor-in-chief

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce Christina (Christie) P. Riehl as the new editor-in-chief for its top-ranked journal, Ornithology. Dr. Riehl is the first female editor of the journal in its 147-year history.

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