Journal of Field Ornithology | Editor’s Pick (Volume 96, Issue 2)

We are glad to present this new section, where for each new issue of the JFO, one of the journal’s co-Editors-in-Chief will highlight their favorite paper. This edition is courtesy of Dr. Rafael Rueda Hernandez. The selected paper was: “The influence of migratory routes, breeding, and wintering grounds on cultural shifts in song of White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)” by Joel A. Khoo, Amelia J. MacDonald, Ingebjorg Jean K. Hansen, Cody M. Cox, Scott M. Ramsay and Ken A. Otter (2025, Issue 2, JFO). Read More

JFO Education | Good practices for authors and reviewers (Trilingual post)

This post belongs to a new section called “JFO Education”, created by the Journal of Field Ornithology‘s co-Editors-in-Chief Mark Hauber and Rafael Rueda Hernández. This series of posts and articles aim to bring little-discussed publication-related issues to light and find solutions together with the research community. Challenges, solutions and suggested good practices for authors and […] Read More

JFO Education | How long will it take to get my manuscript back? (Trilingual post)

How long will it take to get my manuscript back? We know that the process of publishing an article can be long and tedious. At JFO we attempt to shed light onto this process for our authors. In this article we present a general overview of the reviewing process of your article... and try to explain why sometimes it feels like it takes too long to get sent back to you. Read More

Guest feature | A canopy net for Cameroon’s rainforest hornbills

Fruit-eating birds of tropical canopies are often large, garish, and loud, but just out of reach for ornithologists. In 1993, my advisor, Dr. Tom Smith, trekked through the rainforests of southern Cameroon with Baka and Badwe’e forest guides hoping to learn more about the movement patterns and diet of hornbills—large, fruit-eating birds thought to be keystone seed dispersers of Central African rainforests. Read More

AFO meetings | AFO-SCO-WOS 2024 joint meeting recap

Welcome! Between July 29 and August 1, 2024, AFO held its annual meeting jointly with its sister societies, the Wilson Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists in Peoria, Illinois. Nothing like three full days of fabulous research, learning, and camaraderie to unite and strengthen our ornithological community! Plenaries and talks Each date began with […] Read More

AFO meetings | Annual members meeting (virtual) on May 14, 2024

Please join us for the annual AFO Members Meeting next month on Tuesday, May 14th from 2-3:30pm Eastern Time. We have an informative agenda that will update members on recent AFO accomplishments. Following the meeting we will be treated to a fun presentation by AFO Communications and Marketing Specialist, Agustina Torretta. She will present: “Saffron-cowled Blackbird Project: A translator’s gateway to the conservation world.” Read More

Guest feature | Use of acoustic monitoring to estimate occupancy of the Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae), a critically endangered species, in San Pedro de los Milagros, Antioquia

The Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae) is a range restricted bird limited to a plateau in the Central Andes of Colombia, just 45 minutes from the city of Medellín, Colombia. This species was described in 2007 by a British ornithologist based on three museum specimens collected in 1971 by the brothers of a Christian organization committed […] Read More