Association of Field Ornithologists
@fieldornith.bsky.social
We have been proudly supporting professional and avocational ornithologists for more than 100 years through our grants program, peer-reviewed journal, ornithological events, Latin American outreach and more. www.afonet.org
Spectacular new research published on our #JournalofFieldOrnithology
Tirth Vaishnav@tirthvaishnav.bsky.social · 2mo ago#NewPublication Kākā exhibit partial nocturnality, a behaviour previously unknown in parrots. While mostly diurnal, kākā were observed calling, eating, flying and grooming at night. Wellingtonians know this well but I'm glad to share it with the world @wild-minds.bsky.social @fieldornith.bsky.social
We loved having you there!!
SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️@skwinnicki.bsky.social · 3w agoWhen I was 19 I flew by myself to present at my first ever academic conference-- @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social in Newport Rhode Island. I knew no one there and I was so nervous. Last week I was back in Newport for WOS (and @fieldornith.bsky.social), 12 years later. Bit more confident now!
AFO forma parte del Ornithological Council, un consorcio de sociedades que busca garantizar la aplicación de la ciencia en las decisiones políticas y sirve de vocera de la comunidad ornitológica, entre otras. Lee el boletín aquí: shorturl.at/rnXAV
AFO is part of the Ornithological Council, a consortium of societies that works to ensure science is incorporated into policy & serves as the collective voice of the ornithological community, among other things. Read the bimonthly OC news brief: shorturl.at/rnXAV
Editor's Pick: For every new issue of the #JournalofFieldOrnithology, one of our co-Editors-in-Chief selects their favorite paper and shares it with us. Congratulations to the authors of this fantastic paper! Read the Editor's Pick here: shorturl.at/28T3n and the paper here: shorturl.at/8QNoa
Our #AFOWOS2026 conference in Newport, Rhode Island, is getting closer by the day. Here are some important updates on it! As always, full information can be found on the conference website: afowos2026.org
Cada vez falta menos para nuestra conferencia #AFOWOS2026 en Newport, Rhode Island. Te dejamos algunas novedades al respecto. Como siempre, podrás encontrar la información completa en el sitio web de la conferencia: afowos2026.org
Have you registered for #AFOWOS2026 yet? This summer we're hosting a joint meeting with @fieldornith.bsky.social in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island, and both WOS and AFO members get discounted registration rates! #ornithology
AFO WOS 2026
July 7–9, 2026, in Newport, Rhode Island.
afowos2026.org
The wins keep coming! Elle, along with my current grad student Noelle and current undergrad/incoming grad student Iqra, all had their abstracts for the @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social / @fieldornith.bsky.social meeting this summer accepted 🥳
Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)@jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 4mo agoHuge congrats to my student Elle, who won an award for Outstanding Presentation at UAA's student showcase today for her poster "Accuracy, Bias, and Confidence in Two LLM Models When Queried on the Topic of Evolution"! So excited for her to get some well-earned recognition!
¡Ya está activo el portal para reservar alojamiento en el campus universitario para nuestra conferencia AFO WOS 2026! Encuentra toda la información al respecto y el enlace al portal en el sitio web de la conferencia: afowos2026.org #AFOWOS2026
On-campus housing registration for our AFO WOS 2026 conference is open! Find all information and link to the registration site on our conference website: afowos2026.org #AFOWOS2026
¡Presentamos a los ganadores de las becas Bergstrom Grants! Este año tenemos nueve ganadores, conócelos a ellos y a sus investigaciones en nuestro blog: shorturl.at/eSqSH Las becas Bergstrom apoyan a proyectos pequeños. Están restringidas a individuos que estudien/trabajen en Estados Unidos/Canadá.
We are excited to announce the RECIPIENTS OF THE 2026 BERGSTROM GRANTS. This year we've got nine (nine!) awardees. You can meet them and their research on this blog post: shorturl.at/eSqSH The Bergstrom Grants promote field studies of birds by helping support a specific research or project analysis
¡Descubre las últimas novedades en materia de ornitología! Ya salió el Volumen 97, Número 1 del #JournalofFieldOrnithology, con nuevas publicaciones de investigadores de todo el mundo. La revista es de acceso abierto. ¡Accede gratis al volumen completo journal.afonet.org/vol97/iss1/!
Discover the latest advancements in avian research! Volume 97, Issue 1 of our #JournalofFieldOrnithology is out. This edition features many great papers from researchers all over the world. Our journal is open access. Visit journal.afonet.org/vol97/iss1/ to explore this issue for free!
Ya está ABIERTA LA INSCRIPCIÓN a nuestra conferencia AFO WOS 2026 en Newport, Rhode Island. La inscripción temprana se mantiene hasta el 31 de mayo. Para anotarte en los talleres, debes hacerlo usando un enlace aparte, que encontrarás en la web de la conferencia: www.afowos2026.org #AFOWOS2026
Registration for our AFO WOS 2026 conference in Newport, Rhode Island, is OPEN! Early Bird discounts end on May 31. Sign up for workshops is done through a different application form. All info is on the conference website: www.afowos2026.org.
¡Atención, comunidad ornitológica! Se encuentra abierto el llamado para aplicar a nuestra becas Skutch Research Grants y Skutch Keystone Grant. Ambas están dirigidas a individuos de Mexico, América Central, Sudamérica y el Caribe. Más información en: afonet.org/grants-awards/
Attention, students, researchers and ornithologists! Applications for our AFO Skutch Keystone Grant AND Skutch Research Grants are currently open! Both grants support individuals who are based in Mexico, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean. More info on afonet.org/grants-awards/
Now available: #AFOWOS2026 logo merch! Shirts are available in a range of styles and will be shipped directly to you (they will not be available to purchase in-person at the meeting). All proceeds support student travel funding for the WOS and @fieldornith.bsky.social!
#AFOWOS2026 | Bonfire
#AFOWOS2026 merch right here! Proceeds support student travel for the AFO and WOS. ; > . The Association of Field Ornithologists and the Wilson Ornithological Society...
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AFO forma parte del Ornithological Council, un consorcio de sociedades que busca garantizar la aplicación de la ciencia en las decisiones políticas y sirve de vocera de la comunidad ornitológica, entre otras. Lee el boletín bimestral del #OrnithologicalCouncil en nuestro blog: shorturl.at/fVBeF
AFO is part of the Ornithological Council, a consortium of societies that works to ensure science is incorporated into policy & serves as the collective voice of the ornithological community, among other things. Read the bimonthly OC news brief: shorturl.at/fVBeF #OrnithologicalCouncil
¡IMPORTANTE! Extendimos el llamado para resúmenes para la conferencia AFO WOS 2026. La nueva fecha para aplicar es el 15 de marzo. Aplica a través de la pagina web www.afowos2026.org. Accede a través del enlace en nuestra biografía. #AFOWOS2026
We are extending the deadline for abstract applications for our AFO WOS 2026 conference. New deadline is March 15. Please note that only the abstract deadline was extended. The call for caregiver grants and travel awards closed yesterday (March 1). Apply here: www.afowos2026.org #AFOWOS2026
Bonnie had to devise a new way to trap some very cautious House Sparrows. With help, they designed a trap feeder that eliminates bycatch and allows for selective trapping. Read the rest of Bonnie’s story: shorturl.at/9eJiC and research in the #JournalofFieldOrnithology: shorturl.at/dzWaZ
![NEW ON OUR BLOG: "BYE BYE BYCATCH"
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and that was certainly true of our new method of selectively trapping songbirds. We didn't set out to engineer a remotely closing door for a feeder trap- we just needed a way to capture some cautious House Sparrows.
The overall goal of this collaborative project is to find valid indicators of welfare in a common wild bird [House Sparrow].
[...] After a few months, House Sparrows were reliably coming to the feeders, so we thought trapping them would be relatively easy. We were wrong.
[...] We put out ground traps that were specifically designed to catch House Sparrows, leaving them baited [...] so birds could habituate to them. But the House Sparrows avoided them entirely...
Pictures: a male House Sparrow perched atop a nest box, and a small flock of House Sparrows eating seeds on a feeder.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:shqfdbfnatpauthx64gv6ln3/bafkreiea6bd4rpkopvq7oni6qbn372fp4hl6utiodvwvw7foe66i3jn7uu)
¡Breve recordatorio que el llamado a resúmenes y aplicaciones para becas de viaje y becas para personas que necesiten apoyo financiero para sostén familiar para nuestra conferencia en Rhode Island sigue abierto! La fecha límite es el 1 de marzo de 2026. Más información: afowos2026.org
Gentle reminder that the call for abstracts, travel awards and caregiver grants is still OPEN! You have time to submit your abstracts and apply for your grants/awards until March 1, 2026. FInd all informationand application links can be found on the website: afowos2026.org #AFOrnithevents
Attention, Latin American community! The North American Banding Council (NABC) is soliciting applications for small grants that support the development and certification of Latin American and Caribbean bird banders. Apply here: www.animalecology.org/grants
¡Atención, comunidad latinoamericana! El Consejo Norteamericano de Anillamiento (NABC) abre la convocatoria a aplicar a pequeñas becas para apoyar el desarrollo y certificación de anilladores de aves de América Latina y el Caribe. Aplica aqui: www.animalecology.org/grants
¡NUEVO NÚMERO ESPECIAL DEL #JOURNALOFFIELDORNITHOLOGY! Nos agrada presentar un número especial titulado "Estudios sobre aves utilizando Motus, un sistema global de rastreo de fauna silvestre" [de Birds Canada]. Nuestra revista es de acceso abierto, lee el número aquí: journal.afonet.org/feature/1/
