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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, …

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 …

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF POSITION, Ornithology

The American Ornithological Society (AOS, or Society) seeks a new editor-in-chief (EIC) for the journal Ornithology. Ornithology is an international, peer-reviewed journal with a 147-year history of publishing original research that advances fundamental, scientific knowledge of living and extinct bird species. Ornithology is published by Oxford University Press (OUP) on a quarterly basis. The journal …

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia melodia) on branch near water; Leanne Grieves. Microscopy images by Tosha Ke
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia melodia); Leanne Grieves. Microscopy images by Tosha Ke

The Complexity of Haemosporidian Infection Dynamics in Song Sparrows

By Lydia Balogh Related paper: Haemosporidian infection prevalence varies temporally and spatially and Leucocytozoon infections are male biased in Song Sparrows: La prévalence des hémosporidioses varie dans le temps et l’espace et les infections à Leucocytozoon sont biaisées en faveur des mâles chez Melospiza melodia by Leanne A. Grieves, Lydia Balogh, Tosha R. Kelly, Elizabeth …

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Three Professional Societies Unite on National Science Foundation Grant in Effort to Increase Access and Inclusivity in Ornithology

CHICAGO — May 16, 2023 — The landscape of science is changing: People from increasingly varied backgrounds, identities, cultures, and genders are pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Support for this more diverse population of scientists needs to extend beyond “one size fits all” to better meet the needs of today’s …

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2022 AOS William Brewster Memorial Award winner Amanda Rodewald extracting a Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) from a net near Jardin, Colombia. Photo by G. Santos.

Amanda Rodewald | Faces of AOS

The AOS has been my “home” society since I was a graduate student. I enormously value the scientific, educational, and professional resources that AOS provides, but what is most important to me is being part of a fun, supportive and stimulating community. Amanda Rodewald Current institution and/or position: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Garvin Professor and …

Barn swallow sitting on branch
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

Registration for AOS & SCO–SOC 2023 now open!

Registration is officially open for the joint AOS & SCO–SOC 2023 conference, 8–12 August 2023, at RBC Place London in London, Ontario. See our Registration page for details. This fully in-person event includes a fantastic line-up of plenary, oral, and poster presentations. The planning team has been busy organizing a series of additional events. We …

Valerie Burdette and Jon Skinner, International Shorebird Study contributors in Massachusetts. Photo by Scott Dresser
Valerie Burdette and Jon Skinner, International Shorebird Study contributors in Massachusetts. Photo by Scott Dresser

North American shorebirds are declining faster than we ever imagined

By Stephen Brown, Vice President of Science, Manomet Linked Paper: Accelerating declines of North America’s shorebirds signal the need for urgent conservation action by Paul A. Smith, Adam C. Smith, Brad Andres, Charles M. Francis, Brian Harrington, Christian Friis, R.I. Guy Morrison, Julie Paquet, Bradford Winn, and Stephen Brown, Ornithological Applications. Nearly all shorebird species …

Ornithological Applications thanks departing editors; welcomes new associate editor

The American Ornithological Society is grateful to Dr. Sarah Saunders and Dr. Ashley Dayer, who are departing after several years as associate editors for Ornithological Applications. Dr. Saunders is Senior Manager of Quantitative Science with the National Audubon Society where she models occupancy, abundance, and distribution of numerous species. Dr. Dayer is an associate professor …