Applications are due by 11:59pm ET tonight (12/31/25)for free AOS-sponsored Student Memberships for first-time AOS members. See our website for details! https://americanornithology.org/awards-grants/research-grants/kessel-fellowships/

NatureScot seeks an experienced ornithologist for seabird conservation in Scotland. The role involves seabird restoration, resilience in colonies and Marine Protected Areas, advisory work, and developing research and guidance. Apply by 21 December 2025:

#AOS26 Call for Proposals: We're accepting proposals for Roundtables, Symposia, & Workshops & Training Opportunities for our 2026 Annual Meeting in Amherst, MA, from 3–7 August 2026. **Due by 1/31/26.** Theme: Hope Is the Thing with Feathers meeting.americanornithology.org/news-announc...

#AOSMembers: Join us at Noon (ET) today (12/15) for a seminar, "The genetic landscape of inbreeding depression & gene flow in a wild population of Florida Scrub-Jays" w/ Faye Romero, PhD candidate, University of Rochester americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Investigating nascent urbanization effects on physiology & behaviors in Darwin's finches" on 12/1 at Noon (ET) with Michelle Ross, PhD student, Brock University; AOS Betty & Herbert Carnes Research Grant, 2022, 2024 americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Who knows where the food is? Exploring intra- and interspecific information transmission in cowbirds" at Noon (ET) today w/ Charo López, PhD candidate, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Free for AOS members! Register: americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

•Early Professional Award nominations (if you are nominating someone other than yourself) are due by **11/16**. •Full nominations due by 12/15/25 for AOS Council, Fellows & Elective Members, & Awards. •AOS-sponsored Student Membership applications due 12/31. americanornithology.org/aos-2026-nom...

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Revealing migration strategies of high-latitude breeding myrtle warblers using multi-sensor geolocators & stable isotopes" on 11/17 at Noon (ET) with Steph Szarmach; AOS Student Research Grant, 2022. REGISTER: americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

Weathering the storm: We've compiled information into a new web hub to share what the AOS is doing in response to recent political decisions & to help our members navigate disruptive policy changes. More: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOSmembers #ornithology

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Patterns of collective host selection in the Brown-headed Cowbird system" on 11/10 at Noon (ET) with Juliana Villa, PhD student, George Mason University; AOS Student Research Grant, 2022. REGISTER: americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

Please share! Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology. Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166... #boost

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Endocrine mechanisms behind an adaptive maternal effect: linking breeding site quality & offspring behavior," Mon 11/3, Noon ET w/Haley Gee, AOS Josselyn Van Tyne Memorial Research Grant 2024 https://americanornithology.org/professional-resources/students/#srgs#AOSMembers#srgs#AOS_SRGS

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Endocrine mechanisms behind an adaptive maternal effect: linking breeding site quality & offspring behavior," Mon 11/3, Noon ET w/Haley Gee, AOS Josselyn Van Tyne Memorial Research Grant 2024 https://americanornithology.org/professional-resources/students/#srgs#AOSMembers#srgs#AOS_SRGS

#AOSMembers: Join us for "Telomeres, mitochondrial copy number (mtDNAcn), organismal metabolic rate & growth rate—what is the connection in the developing House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)," Mon 10/27, Noon ET w/ Holland Galante, PhD candidate, NDSU americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

The latest on Wing Beat: "Humans outperform Merlin Sound ID in field-based point-count surveys" by Brooke Goodman americanornithology.org/humans-outpe... Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni... #ornithology #pointcountsurvey #soundID #birdsong

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#AOSMembers: Join us for "Telomeres, mitochondrial copy number (mtDNAcn), organismal metabolic rate & growth rate—what is the connection in the developing House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)," Mon 10/27, Noon ET w/ Holland Galante, PhD candidate, NDSU americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

#AOSmembers | Join us at noon (ET) Monday (10/20) for a seminar: "Modeling the effects of wildfire smoke, body condition, & diet guild on the oxidative status of migrating birds" w/ Megan Miller, 2024 AOS Student Research Grant winner. Info/Register: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

#AOSmembers | Join us at noon (ET) Monday (10/20) for a seminar: "Modeling the effects of wildfire smoke, body condition, & diet guild on the oxidative status of migrating birds" w/ Megan Miller, 2024 AOS Student Research Grant winner. Info/Register: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

The latest on Wing Beat | "Distinctive casque morphologies among cassowary species" by Todd L. Green Blog post: americanornithology.org/distinctive-... Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni... #ornithology

#AOSmembers | Join us at noon (ET) Monday (10/13) for a seminar: "Causes and consequences of social structure in Golden-crowned Sparrows" w/ Annie Madsen, 2022 AOS Student research grant winner. Info/Register: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

Explore #research contributing to #EnvironmentalPolicy, with articles from @amornith.bsky.social, @asnpls.bsky.social, Radiation Research, Rangelands, and more. Free to read through October 15. bio-one.co/3KaFj49

#AOSmembers | Join us at noon (ET) Monday (10/13) for a seminar: "Causes and consequences of social structure in Golden-crowned Sparrows" w/ Annie Madsen, 2022 AOS Student research grant winner. Info/Register: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

#AOSmembers: AOS 2026 nominations and applications are open for positions on the AOS Council, Special Membership Classes (Elective Members and Fellows), Achievement Awards, and AOS-sponsored Student Memberships! americanornithology.org/aos-2026-nom... #AOSawards #AOSCouncil #AOSstudents

Congratulations to the 2025 Classes of AOS Fellows and Elective Members! Individuals are elected to these special membership classes in recognition of their exceptional and sustained contributions to ornithology and to the AOS americanornithology.org/congratulati... #AOSmembers

#AOSMembers: Join us at noon ET Monday (10/6) for a seminar: "The solar reflectance properties & structures of iridescence in Sturnidae & their potential biomimetic applications" w/ Samantha Rutledge, 2023 AOS Student research grant winner. #AOS_SRGS Register: americanornithology.org/professional...

We have your weekend reads! Catch up on the latest issues of the AOS journals Ornithology and Ornithological Applications available online through @oxfordunipress.bsky.social! Ornithology: academic.oup.com/auk/issue/14... Ornithological Applications: academic.oup.com/auk/issue/14... #ornithology

#AOSMEMBERS: Join us at noon ET today for an AOS student research grant seminar, "From Fairways to Forests: Assessing the Avian Community Response to Habitat Restoration Techniques" w/ Lauren Gingerella, University of Georgia. REGISTER: americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

The AOS journals are piloting a new Peer Editing Program to provide English-language editing assistance for AOS members whose primary language is not English to assist authors before their articles are sent out for peer review. Learn more! americanornithology.org/aos-editoria...

#AOSMEMBERS: Join us at noon ET on Monday 9/22 for a lunchtime Student Research Grant Seminar, "Exploring the complex genomic architecture of divergence in a North American backyard bird, the Northern House Wren" w/ William Anderson. americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS

Supporting our members during uncertain times: We've compiled information into a new web hub to share what the AOS is doing in response to recent political decisions & to help our members navigate disruptive policy changes. More: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOSmembers #ornithology

Welcome to the newest members of AOS Council, who assumed their leadership roles following the #AOS25 annual meeting in St. Louis! Learn more about these dedicated volunteer leaders: americanornithology.org/announcing-t...

#AOSMEMBERS: Join us at noon ET on Mondays through mid-December for our Fall 2025 Student Research Grant Seminar Series. Our lunchtime series highlights cutting-edge student research funded by the AOS! See the full lineup: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS

Discover #ornithology research in BioOne Complete with our Top & Trending Research collection, featuring articles from @anzf.bsky.social, Ornithology @amornith.bsky.social, and Polish Journal of Ecology @mizpas.bsky.social. 📖 Free to read through September 30: bio-one.co/3I3qD62 #birds

Do you like baby birds? Fun photos and stories about chickadees in my latest guest post at Wing Beat, the blog of the @amornith.bsky.social. This post accompanies our recent paper on postnatal dispersal and recruitment in mountain chickadees 🪶 americanornithology.org/hatch-early-...

Join us for "Full annual cycle drivers of phenology in the Prothonotary Warbler," 8/25/25, Noon ET, w/ Rebecca Ralston, Ph.D. researcher, University of Helsinki; 2023 AOS Alexander Wetmore Memorial Research Grant winner. REGISTER: americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AOS_SRGS #AOSmembers

Our AOS Student Research Grant Seminar Series picks up again this fall, beginning 8/25. AOS members are invited to join our lunchtime seminars that highlight research projects funded by the AOS Student Research Grants Program. Details: americanornithology.org/professional... #AOS_SRGS #AOSmembers

The 66th Supplement to the Check-list of North American Birds published today in the AOS journal, Ornithology. See what's new and what's changed! americanornithology.org/66th-supplem...

Thank you to #AOS25 exhibitor Avinet Research Supplies, the @fieldornith.bsky.social business that provides essential field equipment to bird and bat researchers. We make Avinet mist nets and source other nets for researchers. #webringsciencetothefield #mistnet #AFO

Thank you to #AOS25 Exhibitor, Ducks Unlimited! Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Visit their exhibit booth in our Exhibit Hall to learn more!

Thank you to #AOS25 Bronze Sponsor, the Missouri Birding Society, who are dedicated to the preservation and protection of birds and other wildlife; to education and appreciation of the natural world; and to effective wildlife and habitat conservation practices.

Thank you to #AOS25 Bronze Sponsor, the National Audubon Society. For more than 100 years, Audubon has embraced the mission of protecting birds and the places they need.

Thank you to #AOS25 exhibitor and @amornith.bsky.social publishing partner Oxford University Press! Visit with Kyle in. our exhibitor hall to learn more about OUP!

Thank you to our #AOS25 Platinum Sponsor, the Missouri Department of Conservation. The MiDC is proud to be considered one of the finest fish, forest and wildlife agencies in the country.

Thank you to our Bronze Sponsor the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation! MCHF was founded in 1997 to advance the conservation & appreciation of forest, fish & wildlife resources by applying financial resources to the priorities of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

Thank you to our Premier Sponsor, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology! Stop by the Cornell Lab’s booth, to learn more about Birds of the World, the worlds leading scholarly ornithological reference! #AOS25

Our meeting coordination committee has been meeting regularly since early February to plan a fantastic #AOS25 meeting in St. Louis! Thank you to this wonderful crew!

#AOS25 | Are you interested in publishing your research in an AOS journal? Learn more about the process and meet the AOS editors today at noon in Grand Ballroom H.

Thank you to our fantastic #AOS25 Local Planning/Host Committee, whose work connecting the AOS community with the city of St. Louis created some fabulous local adventures for our attendees! meeting.americanornithology.org/about/commit...

Thank you to the #AOS25 Meeting Coordination Committee, a group of dedicated volunteers who have given countless hours of planning for our memorable annual meeting in St. Louis! (Note: Several committee members are not pictured.) meeting.americanornithology.org/about/commit...