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Pygarrhichas albogularis (White-throated Treerunner) is a key producer of cavities for small-bodied cavity adopters (secondary cavity nesters) in south temperate forests. Photo by Daniela Zaffignani
Pygarrhichas albogularis (White-throated Treerunner) is a key producer of cavities for small-bodied cavity adopters (secondary cavity nesters) in south temperate forests. Photo by Daniela Zaffignani

Hidden Nests: Advances and Challenges in the Research and Conservation of Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Neotropics

In the Special Feature, Ecology and Conservation of Cavity Nesters in the Neotropics, seven field studies, a perspective, and a review contribute to understanding the ecology and conservation of cavity-nesting birds through a Neotropical lens.

American Woodcock brood in hand that was located using pointing dogs. Photo by Justin Moore, URI
American Woodcock brood in hand that was located using pointing dogs. Photo by Justin Moore, URI

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.

Migration in the West is much different than that in the East, both in density and species composition. For instance, while Setophaga townsendi (Townsend’s Warbler) are common in the West, they do not migrate through the East. Photo by Dylan Osterhaus
Migration in the West is much different than that in the East, both in density and species composition. For instance, while Setophaga townsendi (Townsend’s Warbler) are common in the West, they do not migrate through the East. Photo by Dylan Osterhaus

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.

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) names Judit Szabo as new Ornithological Applications editor-in-chief

May 3, 2024—CHICAGO—The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce Judit K. Szabo, Ph.D., as the incoming editor-in-chief for its top-ranked journal, Ornithological Applications. Beginning on May 1, 2024, Dr. Szabo will work in partnership with the journal’s current editor-in-chief, Catherine Lindell, Ph.D., until June 30, 2024, and will take on full responsibility as …

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 is Science Coordinator at Yosemite National Park and affiliated with SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse. She is a quantitative ecology and decision scientist …

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

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 Esaian, Christian Benitez, Philip J. Ethington, Travis Longcore, Lars Y. Pomara. Ornithological Applications While driving around Greater Los Angeles (L.A.), one cannot help but notice …

Reproductive data collected over 20 years help guide recovery of a reintroduced population of critically endangered California Condors

By Victoria Bakker and Myra Finkelstein Related paper: Lead, trash, DDE, and young age of breeders linked to lower fertility in first two decades of reintroduction for critically endangered California Condors in California by Victoria J. Bakker, Myra E. Finkelstein, Daniel F. Doak, Rachel Wolstenholme, Alacia Welch, Joe Burnett, Arianna Punzalan, Joseph Brandt, Steve Kirkland, …