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.
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.
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 for us to transform this process and redirect the focus to the birds, where it belongs,” says CEO. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: media@americanornithology.org CHICAGO (November …
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.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) awards four 2023 Kessel Fellowships for ornithological research
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2023 Kessel Research Fellowship for early-career researchers. Four $15,000 fellowships were awarded to Lucia Mentesana, Facundo X. Palacio, Shailee Shah, and Frank Fogarty to support their ornithological research.
AOS 2024 Nominations and Applications Open
Nominations are now open for the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) 2024 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.
Call for abstracts for the AOS 2025 Wesley Lanyon Award
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) invites abstract submissions for the 2025 Wesley Lanyon Award, which recognizes an early-career ornithologist who authors the best integrative review paper on avian science.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announces the 2023 Wesley Lanyon Award winner
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to present the 2023 Wesley Lanyon Award to Dr. Alex Sutton, a lecturer in global change ecology at Bangor University in Wales.
Bird scientists flock to London, Ontario, to share the knowledge and passion for birds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA — August 1, 2023 — More than 750 of the world’s leading bird experts and bird conservation practitioners are meeting in London, Ontario, from August 8–12 to take part in the 2023 joint American Ornithological Society (AOS) and Society of Canadian Ornithologists – Société des ornithologistes du Canada (SCO–SOC) …
Species lump for the Western Flycatcher; species status for the goshawk of North America; and species splits in several Caribbean birds among 2023 Check-list changes
6 July 2023; 11:25 a.m. — Revised to correct the link to the article in Ornithology. The 64th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) Check-list of North American Birds, published today in Ornithology, includes numerous updates to the classification of North American bird species. A few highlights from this year’s supplement, detailed below, include …