Reminder: AOS Bridge/Completion Grant applications are due tomorrow (5/15)! This new funding opportunity supports researchers who have lost previously awarded funding as a result of changes to the Federal funding landscape in 2025 & 2026.
See link in bio for qualification & submission details.
#AOSmembers | Join us today (5/11) @ Noon (ET) for: "How do chickadees communicate about the presence and absence of food?" with Clay Jones, Ph.D. student, University of California Davis; AOS 2023 Josselyn Van Tyne Memorial Research Grant winner
See calendar link in bio to register.
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The application deadline (5/15/26) is approaching for the new AOS Bridge/Completion Grants aimed at supporting AOS members who recently lost previously awarded funding as a result of U.S. federal policy changes and grant cuts. The first round of funding will provide funding to support project or program completion for AOS members who were nearing the end of a degree, program, or research project when federal funding for that initiative was canceled. In particular, the AOS aims to support students and early-career professionals by providing “bridge” funding that allows them to complete a project or degree and continue their professional path in the field of ornithology.
Applications due by 15 May 2026.
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See link to grants in our profile.
New on Wing Beat: "Roads less travelled could make a difference in bird conservation efforts."
See Wing Beat link in bio to read the blog post.
📷 Millicent Gaston (project-lead) deploying an acoustic recorder in Gatineau Park, Québec, Canada. Photo by Zoë Stone
#AOSmembers | Join us Mon 5/4 @ Noon (ET) for a seminar: "Geometric morphometrics of the avian skull related to the presence of the postorbital ligament" with Samantha Gartner, assistant professor, East Stroudsburg University; AOS 2024 Postdoctoral Research Grant winner.
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#AOS26 pre-conference workshops & sessions are filling quickly. Joins us for hands-on learning exercises & panel discussions on timely topics highlighting exciting advances in ornithological research, management, field safety, education & conservation. See AOS 2026 annual meeting link in bio for more info!
The latest on Wingbeat | "Bouncing back, but still losing chicks: The puzzle of partial brood loss" by Lauren Pharr.
See link in bio for Wingbeat to read.
📷 An adult Red-cockaded Woodpecker stands at the entrance of a cavity in a pine tree, holding a large insect in its bill. The tree bark shows resin streaks surrounding the cavity. Photo courtesy of Lauren Pharr
We are delighted to welcome renowned field guide author and illustrator David Sibley as our keynote speaker for #AOS26! David will deliver a keynote address, "You can observe a lot by just watching," on the opening evening of our meeting in Amherst. Learn more about David and his planned remarks at the meeting website link in bio.
#AOSmembers | Join us Mon 4/27 @ Noon (ET) for a seminar: "Impact of gut microbiome modulation on nesting house sparrow physiology" with Kristen Rosamond, Ph.D. candidate, University of Missouri-St. Louis; 2023 Josselyn Van Tyne Memorial Research Grant winner.
See calendar link in bio to register.
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We've got your weekend read! The April issue (Vol 143, Issue 2) of the American Ornithological Society journal Ornithology is now available online. Access this issue through the AOS member portal or via Oxford University Press website. See link in bio.
The AOS has launched a Bridge/Completion Grant program to support AOS members who recently lost previously awarded funding as a result of U.S. federal policy changes and grant cuts. The first round of funding will provide funding to support project or program completion for AOS members who were nearing the end of a degree, program, or research project when federal funding for that initiative was canceled. In particular, the AOS aims to support students and early-career professionals by providing “bridge” funding that allows them to complete a project or degree and continue their professional path in the field of ornithology.
Applications due by 15 May 2026.
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The American Ornithological Society announces the 2026 AOS Latin American/Caribbean Conservation Research grant winners. Congratulations to these grantees!
Learn more about these research projects: /aos-announces-2026-latin-american-caribbean-conservation-research-grantees/
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