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¡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
![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@jpeg)
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.
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
¡Breve recordatorio que los llamados a RESUMENES, BECAS DE VIAJE Y DE SOSTÉN FAMILIAR para nuestra conferencia AFO WOS 2026 continuan abiertos! Toda la información en: afowos2026.org
¡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 for our AFO WOS 2026 conference is still open! All info in: 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
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SMALL GRANTS FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN BANDING CERTIFICATION SESSIONS Grants are restricted to applicants from Latin America and the Caribbean. Deadline: March 31, 2026 Apply here: www.animalecology.org/grants Pictures: AFO and NABC logos
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
PEQUEÑAS SUBVENCIONES PARA SESIONES DE CDERTIFICACION DE ANILLAMIENTO PARA LATINOAMÉRICA Y EL CARIBE. Oportunidad restringida a candidatos de America Latina y el Caribe. FECHA LIMITE: 31 de marzo, 2026 Aplica en www.animalecology.org/grants PICS: logos for the AFO and the NABC
¡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
¡Nuestra revista, Journal of Field Ornithology, presenta UN NÚMERO ESPECIAL! Un número entero dedicado a artículos sobre Estudios sobre aves utilizando Motus, un sistema global de rastreo de fauna silvestre. Esta colección presenta una amplia gama de temas aviares, entre ellos la conectividad migratoria, tiempos de migración, el uso y la duración de las escalas, los movimientos no migratorios, el uso y la selección del hábitat y las condiciones climáticas asociadas con las salidas y los movimientos migratorios. ¡Nuestra revista es de acceso abierto! ¡Visita journal.afonet.org para leer este número especial (y muchos más) gratis! Motus es un programa de Birds Canada, implementado en colaboración con investigadores y organizaciones.
¡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/
THE JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY presents a special edition! A whole number dedicated to papers on "Avian Studies Using Motus, a Gloabl Wildlife Tracking System". The collection features a broad range of avian topics, including migratory connectivity, migratory timing, stopover use and duration, non-migratory , habitat use and selection, and weather conditions associated with migratory departures and movements. OUR JOURNAL IS OPEN ACCESS. Visit journal.afonet.org to read this special issue (and more) for free. Motus is a pogram of Birds Canada in collaboration with participating researchers and organizations. Pics: logo of Motus and Birds Canada
SPECIAL JFO FEATURE! We are glad to announce we have a new special #JournalofFieldOrnithology feature: Avian Studies Using Motus, a Global Wildlife Tracking System.
Our journal is open access, read this feature for free here: journal.afonet.org/feature/1/
Motus is a program of Birds Canada.
¿Estás comenzando tu investigación y tienes acceso limitado o nulo a financiación? Entonces puede interesarte aplicar a una beca Bergstrom grant.
El cierre de aplicaciones es HOY, 10 de febrero del 2026. Encuentra toda la información pertinente en nuestro sitio web.
afonet.org/grants-award...
Are you a US/Canada-based ornithologist beginning your research and with limited or no access to major funding? Then you might be interested in AFO’s Bergstrom grants.
Applications close TODAY, February 10th, 2026. All application information can be found on our website: afonet.org/grants-award...
journal.afonet.org/feature/1/ special collection on MOTUS research at JFO @fieldornith.bsky.social
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El 2025 está llegando a su fin... ¡llegó el momento de renovar tu membresía AFO! ¡Sigue disfrutando de todos los increibles beneficios que te brinda nuestra membresía por solo 20 - 35 usd al año! Si aún no formas parte de nuestra comunidad, ¡únete! Tu apoyo hace posible todo lo que hacemos. Además, con Zeffy, nuestro nuevo portal de gestión de membresías, puedes configurar renovaciones automáticas... ¡y olvidarte de tener que renovar el año que viene!
¡Llegó el momento de renovar tu membresía! Te dejamos un pequeño recordatorio para que no olvides hacerlo antes del fin de año. ¿Te vas a perder todos los beneficios que tenemos para ti?
Para renovar tu membresía (¡o unirte!), dirígete a: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
#AFOInstitutional
2025 is coming to a close... meaning it's time to renew your AFO membership! Keep enjoying all the benefits our membership provides by just 20 - 35 usd! If you're still not a member, join us! You help supports and makes possible everything we do. Besides, with Zefft, our new membership management system, you can set automates renewals and forget about future renewal seasons!
‘Tis membership renewal season! Here is a little reminder to renew your before the end of 2024. Don’t lose all the benefits our society offers!
To renew your membership (or get one!), visit www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Your support will hep us continue our work. Thank you!
#AFOInstitutional
With support from AFO's Bergstrom Award, I completed my master's thesis on Harris's Hawks in south Texas andwas able to draw exciting conclusions into how urbanization affects raptor social behavior. In more urban areas, group sizes were smaller and social interactions declined to levels similar to solitary raptors. This pattern may reflect the relative stability of urban environments compared to the unpredictable desert, suggesting that sociality functions as a strategy to navigate complex habitats. Although Harris's Hawks show remarkable adaptability to urban areas, these environments also introduce significant risks such as vehicle collisions, electrocution, and poisoning that must be addressed through conservation efforts. BROOKE POPLIN "Sociality and coopertive hunting in Harris's Hawks in South Texas"
Brooke Poplin was awarded a Bergstrom Grant in 2023. A few weeks ago she contacted us to let us know she had finished her Masters, and shared how AFO’s grant helped with her research.
The call for the 2026 round of Bergstrom Grants IS OPEN! Visit: afonet.org/grants-award...
#AFOgrantsandawards
![NEW ON OUR BLOG!
Poke, gape, or escape? Diurnal anthropogenic noise disrupts Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) incubation and nest attendance behavior
Eastern Bluebirds are often classified as an urban-adapting species. [...] These landscapes are filled with various anthropogenic noise sources such as traffic, construction, and other forms of human activity.
Eastern bluebirds willingly breed in nest boxes located in noisy areas, despite it being detrimental to their reproductive success. We hypothesized that this decrease in reproductive success is due to anthropogenic noise pollution disrupting typical incubation and nest attendance behaviors in Eastern bluebird pairs...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:shqfdbfnatpauthx64gv6ln3/bafkreibem2tjnqhj4rr3eff7oyn5vt54ibader4xppdw26g5tk3xgv3mvi@jpeg)
NEW ON OUR BLOG! Poke, gape, or escape? Diurnal anthropogenic noise disrupts Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) incubation and nest attendance behavior Eastern Bluebirds are often classified as an urban-adapting species. [...] These landscapes are filled with various anthropogenic noise sources such as traffic, construction, and other forms of human activity. Eastern bluebirds willingly breed in nest boxes located in noisy areas, despite it being detrimental to their reproductive success. We hypothesized that this decrease in reproductive success is due to anthropogenic noise pollution disrupting typical incubation and nest attendance behaviors in Eastern bluebird pairs...
There is a new guest feature on our blog! [English only]. JFO author Megan Caufman shares about how she and her coauthor determined why Eastern Bluebirds experience hatching success reduction in noisy urban areas.
Blog feature: shorturl.at/qOSir
#JournalofFieldOrnithology article: shorturl.at/yf54j
¡EL LLAMADO A APLICACIONES PARA SIMPOSIOS, TALLERES Y EVENTOS ESPECIALES para nuestra conferencia conjunta AFO WOS 2026 en Newport, Rhode Island, ESTÁ ABIERTO! Fecha limite para todas la aplicaciones: 18 de enero, 2026. Encuentra más informacion y los enlaces para aplicar en el sitio web. La página se actualizará constantemente a medida que nos aproximemos al evento. afowos2026.org ¡Nos vemos allí!
¡El llamado para recepción de propuestas para simposios, talleres y eventos especiales para nuestra conferencia AFO WOS 2026 ESTÁ ABIERTO!
La fecha límite de recepción de propuestas es 18 de enero de 2026. Información y enlaces de aplicación en afowos2026.org
#AFOrnithevents #AFOWOS2026
THE CALL FOR SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS for our AFO WOS 2026 joint conference in Newport, Rhode Island, is OPEN! Deadline for all applications is January 18, 2026. Application links can be found on the conference website. The site will be constantly updated as the event grows closer. afowos2026.org We hope to see you there!
The call for symposia, workshops and special events for our joint AFO WOS 2026 conference IS OPEN!
You have time to submit your proposals until January 18, 2026. Find all information and application links on the website: afowos2026.org
#AFOrnithevents #AFOWOS2026 @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social
¡Está abierto el llamado para las becas Bergstrom Grants 2026! Las becas Bergstrom Grants de AFO financian investigaciones y otros proyectos que contribuyan a nuestro conocimiento de la historia natural, la ecologia y/o la conservacion de las aves que vivan en condiciones naturales. Están restringidas a no profesionales, estudiantes universitarios y candidatos de maestría que trabajen en Estados Unidos o Canadá. La fecha límite para aplicar es el 10 de febrero de 2026. El acceso a nuestro programa de becas es un beneficio para los miembros de AFO, que pueden disfrutr por solo 20 o 30 USD al año,¡junto con muchos otros beneficios! ¡Si ya eres miembro/a, recuerda renovar tu membresía antes de fin de año! ¡Consulta la información completa sobre la beca en nuestra web!
Después de una ronda exitosa y muy competitiva en 2025, ¡abrimos las aplicaciones para las becas Bergstrom Grants 2026!
Encuentra toda la información sobre elegibilidad e instrucciones para aplicar en nuestro sitio web: afonet.org/grants-award...
#AFOgrantsandawards
Applications for the 2026 Bergstrom Grantss are open! AFO's Bergstrom Grants promote question-driven research and other projects that add to our knowledge of the natural history, ecology and/or conservation of birds living under natural conditions. They are restricted to non-professionals, undergraduates, and Masters degree candidates working in the United States or Canada. Deadline for receipt of applications is February 10th, 2026. Access to our grants programs is an AFO members benefit that you can enjoy for only 20 - 30 USD annually, along with many other benefits! If already a member, be sure to renew your memberships before the end of 2025! Check out the complete grant information on our website!
After a very competitive and successful 2025 round, applications are open for the 2026 Bergstrom Grants!
To learn more about eligibility and application instructions, please visit our website: afonet.org/grants-award...
#AFOgrantsandawards
BUSQUEDA LABORAL ABIERTA El Journal of Field Ornithology busca co-editor/a en jefe
Como co-editor/a en jefe, usted podrá colaborar para que JFO se vuelva cada vez más importante en el campo de la ornitología al incrementar su alcance y su impacto global. La carga laboral de estima entre 5 y 6 horas semanales. Esta posición paga una compensación anual de $7500 USD. La junta editorial actual de JFO proveerá entrenamiento y acompañará el proceso de integración a la revista. Se requiere experiencia previa como editor/a asociado/a o co-editor/a en jefe.
Para aplicar a esta posición, por favor envíe una carta de presentación de 1-2 páginas y su CV antes del 7 de diciembre de 2025. En su carta de presentación incluya sus metas como co-editor/a y cómo la posición de co-editor/a ayudará en su desarrollo profesional. La fecha estimada de comienzo de actividades es el 1 de abril del 2026. La descripción completa del puesto se encuentra en nuestra pagina web.
¡BÚSQUEDA LABORAL ABIERTA!
Association of Field Ornithologists busca a un/a co-editor/a en jefe para su revista #JournalofFieldOrnithology (JFO), unas de las más antiguas revistas de investigación ornitológica.
Encuentre una descripción completa del puesto en: afonet.org/co-eic-appli...
NOW HIRING Recruiting co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Field Ornithology Picture: common tern with open beak, calling and standing on marshy vegetation
As co-editor-in-chief, you will be able to lead JFO in becoming increasingly important within the field of ornithology, by broadening its international scope and making a global impact. Average workload is estimated to be 5-6 hours per week. There is annual stipend compensation of $7500 for this position. JFO's current editorial board will offer training and on-boarding. Previous experience as an Associate Editor, Subject Editor or Editor-in-Chief is desired.
TO apply for this position, please submit a 1-2 page cover letter and CV by DECEMBER 7, 2025. In your cover letter, please share any thoughts for your goals as an editor and how being a co-EIC would aid your professional development. The expected start date is April 1, 2026. Find a complete description of this position on our website.
We are hiring!
The Association of Field Ornithologists is looking for a co-editor-in-chief for the #JournalofFieldOrnithology, one of the longest-published research journals in Ornithology.
Would you like to be part of this publishing tradition? Learn more and apply: afonet.org/co-eic-appli...
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/JiFLD
#OrnithologicalCouncil
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/JiFLD
#OrnithologicalCouncil
Nos complace anunciar a las ganadoras de la beca Skutch Keystone Grant, la beca más grande de la AFO. ¡Felicitaciones,Vanessa, Kristina y Lorena!
Lee sobre sus proyectos en nuestro blog: shorturl.at/lDMmn y aprende más sobre la beca aquí: shorturl.at/4IJ9N
#AFOgrantsandawards
We're very excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Skutch Keystone Grant, the largest grant we have at AFO. Congratulations, Vanessa, Kristina and Lorena!
Learn more about them: shorturl.at/lDMmn and about the grant: shorturl.at/4IJ9N
#AFOgrantsandawards
Journal of Field Ornithology Volumen 96, Número 3 Septiembre 2025 ¡Nuestra revista es de acceso abierto! Visita journal.afonet.org para leer de manera gratuita este número y muchos más.
¡Descubre las últimas novedades en materia de ornitología! Ya salió el Volumen 96, Número 3 del #JournalofFieldOrnithology, con nuevas publicaciones de investigadores de todo el mundo.
La revista es de acceso abierto. Accede al volumen completo: journal.afonet.org/vol96/iss3/
Discover the latest advancements in avian research! Volume 96, Issue 3 of our #JournalofFieldOrnithology is out.
This edition features a bunch of great papers from researchers all over the world.
Our journal is open access. Explore this issue: journal.afonet.org/vol96/iss3/
¡Nos complace anunciar los ganadores de la ronda 2025 de las becas Skutch Research Grants! Felicitaciones a todos, esperamos con ansias saber cómo avanzan sus investigaciones.
Lee más sobre los ganadores y las becas Skutch Research Grants aquí: afonet.org/2025/09/meet...
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