Birds flying over water

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Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica). Photo by Phil Battley.

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Man bird watching near ocean

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AOS Member since 2018, Prashant Ghimire from Nepal birding in Puerto Rico during AOS-BC 2022.

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus on the trunk of a tree

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

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AOS 2026 nominations and applications open

Nominations are now open for the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) 2026 Council, Classes of Fellows and Elective Members, and various Society awards. You can help make the AOS stronger by participating in these important annual elections for leadership roles within our Society and by recognizing the achievements of our members.

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13 October 2025, Noon ET

SEMINAR: Causes and consequences of social structure in Golden-crowned Sparrows

Presenter: Annie Madsen, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego; 2022 AOS Student Research Grant

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20 October 2025, Noon ET

SEMINAR: Modeling the effects of wildfire smoke, body condition, and diet guild on the oxidative status of migrating birds

Presenter: Megan Miller, graduate research assistant, Colorado State University-Pueblo; AOS Student Research Grant, 2024

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27 October 2025, Noon ET

SEMINAR: Telomeres, mitochondrial copy number (mtDNAcn), organismal metabolic rate and growth rate-what is the connection in the developing House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Presenter: Holland Galante, Ph.D. candidate, North Dakota State University; AOS Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Grant, 2022

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15 December 2025

Nominations & Applications due for AOS Awards, Council, Classes of Fellows & Elective Members.

31 December 2025

Nominations & Applications due for AOS-sponsored Student Memberships.

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Faces of AOS

Faiza Hafeez | Faces of AOS

“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.”