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On the covers: Male Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Photo by Andrew Lawrence. Chihuahuan Meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae). Photo by Jack Parlapiano; Macaulay Library catalog # 196231091.

Celebrating the increased impact of Ornithology and Ornithological Applications

The Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate 2022 have been released and we are delighted to announce that latest Impact Factors for the American Ornithological Society (AOS) scientific journals, Ornithology and Ornithological Applications, have increased, placing them at the top of their field with Ornithological Applications ranked 1st and Ornithology ranked 3rd in the Ornithology category. …

Celebrating World Migratory Bird Day!

World Migratory Bird Day and Global Big Day are this Saturday, 8 May! We hope you’ll join us in this global celebration to raise awareness about the importance of conserving migratory birds and their habitats. We’ve pulled together a few Wing Beat posts from this past year that highlight research findings from migration-related papers that …

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A tailless molting male Hooded Warbler photographed on 23 August 2019 near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Warblers in this molt stage are typically replacing 50–67% of their 48 flight feathers simultaneously, including all 12 rectrices of the tail and 6–10 of the 18 remiges on each wing. Warblers in high-intensity molt usually skulk in thick vegetation, fly poorly and reluctantly, and are infrequently seen or photographed. Photo by Mary Parker Sonis.

High-intensity Flight Feather Molt: A Cryptic but Critical Phase of the Annual Cycle of Migratory Warblers

By Ronald L. Mumme Linked paper: High-intensity flight feather molt and comparative molt ecology of warblers of eastern North America, by Ronald L. Mumme, Robert S. Mulvihill, David Norman, Ornithology. The lives of migratory songbirds inhabiting the north temperate zone are built around three dramatic and energetically demanding phases of their annual cycle: spring migration, …

Differences between Partners in Flight roadside sample-based population estimates and spatial model “pixel”-based population estimates align with roadside count and habitat representation differences across 81 species in Northern Alberta, Canada. Red dots indicate species that are well-represented along roads; blue dots indicate species that are under-represented along roads. Filled dots indicate statistically significant differences between population estimates, P < 0.05. (Species codes and values for species represented by unfilled dots can be found in the paper.)

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.

In an idea-mapping activity in August 2014 from the research application, participatory workshop with stakeholder groups in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, a Chamelco college student explains her biodiversity-friendly agroecosystem design with terracing, shade coffee, milpa polycultures, and fruit trees. Photo by Gemara Gifford.

Social Science Is an Integral Part of Neotropical Bird Conservation

Human dimensions are critical in understanding, preserving, and managing birds that eat crop pests, provide economic opportunities, and bring us joy.