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The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is a global network of professionals working together to advance the scientific study and conservation of birds.
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•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.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#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...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#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
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#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
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October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#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
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October 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#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...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#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
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#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
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#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.
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Register: americanornithology.org/professional...
October 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#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...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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...
September 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#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
September 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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...
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#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...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Join us for "Tick Infestation Consequences for Ohio Appalachian Breeding Birds" 8/25/25, Noon ET, w/ Anna Rose, MS graduate student, The Ohio State University; 2024 AOS Werner & Hildegard Hesse Research Grant winner.
REGISTER: americanornithology-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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August 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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...
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August 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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
August 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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!
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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.
August 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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.
August 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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!
August 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM