Upcoming event on ornithology careers outside academia On October 22 at 4 pm EDT, the Wilson Ornithological Society and the Association of Field Ornithologists will be hosting the first of a series of quarterly virtual events for grad students
Grass Wrens in the Uspallata Valley: notes from a Bergstrom Award recipient Click here to view the article in Spanish At the beginning of my PhD, back in 2016, I got to know the Association of Field Ornithologists through Paulo
Documenting the ecology of Cerulean Warblers in the understudied Ozark region Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) are a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird species in decline. During the breeding season, Cerulean Warblers nest in deciduous forests of the eastern United States and
Bergstrom Award helps Ph.D. student with research on threatened grassland birds in Argentina When I was awarded my Ph.D. grant I was filled with excitement and joy as I would be able to study some of the most iconic
Grad student experience from a Latin American Bergstrom awardee Click here to view the article in Spanish I could come up with a long and boring lecture picturing how my 5-year PhD came together. Opposite to that, the picture of
Gambling at a high-elevations: the risks of enlarged eggs for Mountain Bluebirds Most studies that have looked at why female birds lay the number of eggs they do, and no more, have focused on the consequences of having too many
Member notes from the field: David Millican Entry 1 It’s early October, “springtime” in Namibia. This is not the cool Blacksburg spring to which I’m accustomed. This “springtime” is dry, dehydrating, and desiccating; the discovery of true damnation. The
Greg Davies: AFO’s 2019 Skutch Research Award recipient This year’s Pamela and Alexander F. Skutch Research Award goes to Greg Davies for research on Sungrebes in Costa Rica.
One of this year’s Student Presentation Awards goes to William Fetzner, who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with an M.S. in Biology. William presented his research in an oral presentation in a Vocalization & Communication session of the joint
One of this year’s Student Presentation Awards goes to Abigail Reid, a high school student in the Science Research Program at Pawling High School, NY. Abigail presented her research as an oral presentation in a Methodology & Techniques session of
