American Ornithological Society

#AOSMembers | Join us today at 3pm ET for a member forum: "How are the AOS & the AOS Community thinking about AI?" We will discuss our recently adopted AI Policy that guides AOS staff, operations & committees, with an opportunity for community feedback. americanornithology.org/calendar/how...

Join us on 10/19 at Noon ET for "Lewis’s Woodpecker habitat use, reproduction, and migratory behavior in post-fire landscapes" with Frank Fogarty, Associate Professor, Cal Poly Humboldt; 2023 Kessel Fellowship winner. americanornithology.org/calendar/lew... #AOS_RGSS #AOSmembers

#AOSMembers | "How are the AOS & the AOS Community thinking about AI?" Join us for a member forum on 10/20 at 3pm ET to discuss our recently adopted AI Policy that guides AOS staff, operations & committees, with an opportunity for community feedback. americanornithology.org/calendar/how...

#AOSMembers | "How are the AOS and the AOS Community thinking about AI?" Join us on 10/20 at 3pm ET for a discussion of the recently adopted AI Policy that guides AOS staff, operations, and committees, with an opportunity for community feedback. americanornithology.org/calendar/how...

Join us on 10/5 at Noon ET for "Are seabirds at ease? Assessing threats to seabirds in Islote Lobos National Park, Argentina, using Magellanic Penguins as sentinel species" with Natalia Rosciano, CONICET; 2025 AOS LACCRG winner. americanornithology.org/calendar/are... #AOS_RGSS #AOSmembers

Explore #raptor research with BioOne Vista — featuring articles from @britornitholclub.bsky.social, @kyscientists.bsky.social, @nwscience.bsky.social, @amornith.bsky.social, @mizpas.bsky.social, @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social, @publimnhn.bsky.social, and more: bio-one.co/raptors #Ornithology

Join us on 9/28 at Noon ET for "Genome-wide DNA methylation varies due to cold temperature acclimation and between tissue types in house sparrows" with Chelsi Marolf, 2025 AOS Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Grant winner. americanornithology.org/calendar/gen... #AOS_RGSS #AOSmembers

The #AOSmembers PD webinar series (#AOS_PD) resumes on 9/17 at 3pm ET with "Faculty Careers in Ornithology at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI)." What is it really like to be an ornithologist at a PUI? Five panelists will share their experiences. americanornithology.org/calendar/fac...

Join us on 9/21 at Noon ET for a seminar: "Bird necessities: the importance of small forest islands for behavior in a tropical savanna" with Valentina Gómez-Bahamón, 2023 AOS Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research Grant winner. #AOS_RGSS americanornithology.org/calendar/bir... #AOSmembers

Discover top and trending #Ornithology research from The Journal of Raptor Research, Ornithology @amornith.bsky.social, and Pacific Science. Free to read through Sept. 30: bio-one.co/4gT6COP #BirdSky #Birds #birdsofbluesky

Are you an ornithology student or postdoc thinking about a career at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)? Register for this webinar hosted by @amornith.bsky.social to hear from myself and several other PUI ornithologists. We'll give you all the dirt! americanornithology.org/calendar/fac...

The fall 2026 AOS Research Grant Seminar Series begins 9/14 @ Noon ET. "Drivers of Rapid Phenotypic & Species Diversification" w/ Jenna McCullough, NSF Postdoc Fellow, Natural History Museum of LA County & UCLA; & AOS 2025 Kessel Fellow americanornithology.org/calendar/dri... #AOS_RGSS #AOSmembers

The #AOSmembers PD webinar series (#AOS_PD) resumes on 9/17 at 3pm ET with "Faculty Careers in Ornithology at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI)." What is it really like to be an ornithologist at a PUI? Five panelists will share their experiences. americanornithology.org/calendar/fac...

#AOS26 Friday Plenary | Patty Rodriguez Brennan, PhD will deliver a plenary talk, "Science Lessons from the Sex Life of Birds" at 8:30am in the Campus Center Auditorium. https://meeting.americanornithology.org/program/plenary-speakers/ 14h

Congrats to Weds eBird #AOS26 birding competition winner Leah Krenshaw, who got a conference bandana today as a prize! 9 Species on the UMass Amherst campus including a Chimney Swift & Eastern Kingbird! See Checklist: ebird.org/checklist/S3... Join us! meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/...

#AOS26 Thursday Plenary | AOS James G. Cooper Early Professional Award winner Dr. Devon DeRaad will deliver a plenary talk, "Understanding the evolutionary forces governing global biodiversity accumulation" at 8:30am in the Campus Center Auditorium. meeting.americanornithology.org/program/plen...

Congrats to our Tuesday eBird #AOS26 birding competition winner Percy Ulsamer, who picked up a conference hat today as a prize! 27 Species at Orchard Hill including a Cedar Waxwing feeding young! Checklist: ebird.org/checklist/S3... Join in the fun! meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/...

Thank you to #AOS26 exhibitor, @celltracktech.bsky.social. Stop by to see our smallest bird tracking technologies, including BlūSeries tags for hummingbirds & our 2.8g Flicker GPS/GSM & ULP units. meeting.americanornithology.org/sponsors-exh...

Thank you to #AOS26 Exhibitor, Wildlife Computers, the leading provider of advanced wildlife telemetry solutions. Visit their booth to learn more! https://meeting.americanornithology.org/sponsors-exhibitors/exhibit-hall/wildlife-computers/

#AOS26 MERCH IS OPEN ONSITE! Come to the registration/check-in desk to complete your conference look with a new hat, t-shirt, tank top, or bandana! Thanks to Bird Collective for this beautiful one-of-a-kind merch! (Sorry, we cannot ship items.)

#AOS26 attendees: If you're somebody who has wandered outside of academia for your research career (or are interested in learning more about these career paths), come join a Wandering Chat social mixer for non-academic researchers @ 12:30pm today in the Student Union Ballroom.

Thank you to #AOS26 merch sponsor, Bird Collective! Limited sizes and styles remain of our beautiful merch. Visit the registration/check-in desk to pick up a stylish new look! https://meeting.americanornithology.org/aos-2026-merch-has-landed/

Thank you to #AOS26 Exhibitor, Avinet Research Supplies. ARS is owned by the Association of Field Ornithologists & provides essential equipment & supplies for field biologists, especially bird & bat biologists. Visit their booth to learn more! meeting.americanornithology.org/sponsors-exh...

Thank you #AOS26 Silver Sponsor @massaudubon.org, the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England, focusing on the greatest challenges facing the environment today: loss of biodiversity, inequitable access to nature & climate change. meeting.americanornithology.org/sponsors-exh...

Thank you to #AOS26 Silver Sponsor @audubon.org. For 120 years and counting, the National Audubon Society has worked across the hemisphere to protect the natural resources upon which birds—and we—depend. meeting.americanornithology.org/sponsors-exh...

#AOS26 Wednesday Plenary | AOS Ned K. Johnson Early Investigator Award winner Dr. Olivia Smith will deliver a plenary talk, "Farming with the flock: Redesigning agricultural systems for people and nature" at 9:20am in the Campus Center Auditorium.

#AOS26 Wednesday Plenary | Our scientific program begins at 8:30am with a talk by AOS 2026 James G. Cooper Early Professional Award winner Dr. Fengyi Guo, "Stopover ecology and conservation of migratory landbirds in North America" in the Campus Center Auditorium.

#AOS26 attendee reminder: Tomorrow (Weds) is the Rainbow Lorikeets/Rainbow Flock Sunrise Social! Meet in the Student Union Ballroom at 7am. See all Wednesday social & networking events here: https://meeting.americanornithology.org/program/networking-events/#wednesday

#AOS26 GROUP PROJECT DUE FRIDAY! Can you help us assemble the #AOS26 puzzle? Bring some friends to the foyer outside of the UMASS Student Union Ballroom to help us finish this puzzle by Friday!

Congrats to our Monday eBird #AOS26 birding competition winner Grant Witynski, who picked up an ultimate disc prize! 15 Species observed at Mass Audubon’s North River Wildlife Sanctuary! See Checklist: ebird.org/checklist/S3... Join in the fun! meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/...

Raise your hand if you're at the #aos26 meeting! Our able and fearless Birds of the World team will be joined by a rep from Bird Academy! Develop your skills, feed your curiosity with Bird Academy courses and quizzes! academy.allaboutbirds.org

Thank you #AOS26 Premier Sponsor, @cornellbirds.bsky.social. Meet the crew from Bird Academy & Birds of the World in the Exhibitor Hall & be sure to ask about our new tools, courses & data resources designed for learners, educators & researchers. meeting.americanornithology.org/sponsors-exh...

#AOS26: Tuesday plenary by Lyra Brennan, director of Mass Audubon's Coastal Waterbird Program: "Enduring commitment and unprecedented success: the conservation of beach-nesting birds in Massachusetts" Campus Center Auditorium @ 8:30am https://meeting.americanornithology.org/program/plenary-speakers/

#AOS26 attendees: New to conferences? Join us for Conference 101, Tuesday @ 7:30am in the Amherst Room. Learn how to make the most of your conference experience! See info about this & all our networking & social events planned for tomorrow. meeting.americanornithology.org/program/netw...

Welcome to Amherst, #AOS26 attendees! Join us at 7pm in the Campus Center Auditorium for our Land Acknowledgment by Dara Bramson, followed by our Keynote address by David Sibley! meeting.americanornithology.org/program/keyn...

We can hardly wait to see you at #AOS26 in Amherst, Mass. Safe travels to all our meeting attendees! Check your email for our 'know before you go' resources! meeting.americanornithology.org/144th-annual...

Upgrade your style for #AOS26! Official conference merch orders are due by 7/21 (tomorrow!) to receive your items before the meeting. Order today for best selections! Designed by Bird Collective. www.birdcollective.com/collections/...

Night owls unite! Today is the last day to register for #AOS26 before late registration rates kick in exactly at Midnight ET (that means you need to register before 11:59:59 pm ET to save some 💰). Join us in Amherst to celebrate birds & our community! meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/...

Join us at #AOS26 in Amherst, MA! Visit our website to learn more about our exciting programming. Keynote by David Sibley; networking & social events; bird walks/field trips; live music! Register by 7/15/26 to avoid late registration. https://meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/registration/

The AOS awards seven 2026 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research. Congratulations to our grantees Drs. Audrey Le Pogam, Carrie Ann Adams, David Diez-Méndez, Jennifer L. Houtz, Abby Kimmitt, Amy Yanagitsuru, and Laura E. Nuñez–Rosas! #AOSgrants americanornithology.org/aos-awards-s...

Join us at #AOS26 in Amherst, MA! Visit our website to learn more about our exciting programming. Keynote by David Sibley; networking & social events; bird walks/field trips; live music! Register by 7/15/26 to avoid late registration. https://meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/registration/

Spaces are filling for #AOS26 pre-conference workshops. We have added capacity to several workshops that were previously full; if you tried to register for one that was full, a spot might have opened for you! meeting.americanornithology.org/program/work...

We have added a new "Urgent Calls to Action" feature in our Weathering the Storm resource hub. Learn more about the extensive proposed changes to the rules for federal grant funding and add your comments by 7/13 on 4 key potential impacts of this proposal. americanornithology.org/professional...

Our #AOS26 scientific program is now available! View our scheduled presentations for posters, symposia, and roundtables, along with abstracts. Links are available through our website: meeting.americanornithology.org/program/scie...

Gear up for #AOS26! 🐦 Order our BirdCollective collab merch by 7/21 to have it in hand before the meeting — t-shirts, tank tops, embroidered hats & a bird bandana perfect for field work! Shop now: https://www.birdcollective.com/collections/american-ornithological-society-2026

The American Ornithological Society is hiring a Communications Independent Contractor. Help expand our member-focused communications through our website, blog, social media & other channels. americanornithologicalsociety.applytojob.com/apply/R8nCW1... via @JazzDotCo #SciComm #ornithology

#AOS26 hats, t-shirts, and bandanas are here! Order your merch before 7/21 to receive your items in time for our meeting. www.birdcollective.com/collections/...

#AOS26 MERCH HAS LANDED! This exciting collection is a collaboration between the AOS & Bird Collective and features Black-capped Chickadee, American Woodcock & Prairie Warbler. Order now to ensure receipt before the meeting. (Note: caps will be available soon!) www.birdcollective.com/collections/...

We have your #weekendread right here! Today, we're celebrating the release of our 2025 Annual Report, which highlights our accomplishments and serves as a reflection of the incredible value of the resilient community that our members help to create. Enjoy! americanornithology.org/about/annual...