It’s a morning many birders dream of: You wake up, make your morning coffee, and settle in to read the eBird rare bird alerts that rolled into your inbox as you slept. Suddenly, you see something that makes your heart race—a rare bird you’ve never seen before was sighted in your area!
The irony of writing a story about 45-kilogram cassowaries—with forelimbs as small as those of chickens—for a blog called Wing Beat is not lost upon me. My coauthors and I are particularly excited to publish a paper for Ornithology about these flightless birds, as it seems most of the researched avian species in this journal are no larger than a mango.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) welcomes and congratulates the 2025 classes of AOS Fellows and Elective Members. Individuals are elected …
SEMINAR: Investigating Nascent Urbanization Effects on Physiology and Behaviors in Darwin’s Finches
Presenter: Michelle Ross, Ph.D. student, Brock University; Betty and Herbert Carnes Research Grant, 2022, 2024
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SEMINAR: Conserving the Critically Endangered Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) From First Word to First Flight: A study of geographic vocal variation, vocal development, and post-fledging movements
Presenter: Alexander Allison, Master’s of Science graduate, New Mexico State University; AOS Mewaldt-King Research Grant, 2024
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Nominations & Applications due for AOS Awards, Council, Classes of Fellows & Elective Members.
Nominations & Applications due for AOS-sponsored Student Memberships.
“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.”
