The American Ornithological Society (AOS) journals, Ornithology and Ornithological Applications, are excited to announce a new Peer Editing Program that provides English-language editing assistance for AOS members whose primary language is not English.
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 American Ornithological Society (AOS) Council election. The AOS Council is the Society’s governing body, made up of member volunteers.
Biologists with the former Falcon Research Group had been studying these charismatic birds since the mid-1980s in the state of Washington, but it wasn’t until the winter of 1996–1997 that they first captured an unusual B. jamaicensis with a strange, elongated beak.
SEMINAR: Exploring the complex genomic architecture of divergence in a North American backyard bird, the Northern House Wren
Presenter: William Anderson, Ph.D. student, University of Colorado Boulder; AOS Student Research Grant, 2022
SEMINAR: From Fairways to Forests: Assessing the Avian Community Response to Habitat Restoration Techniques
Presenter: Lauren Gingerella, Ph.D. student, University of Georgia; AOS Student Research Grant, 2024
SEMINAR: The solar reflectance properties and structures of iridescence in Sturnidae and their potential biomimetic applications
Presenter: Samantha Rutledge, Ph.D. candidate, Louisiana State University; AOS Student Research Grant, 2023
“Over the past few years, the AOS has become my primary scientific society and it has played a big role in my professional growth by providing me with a lot of skills as well as a forum to make meaningful contributions.”
