In 2023, Brooke Poplin, from the University of North Texas, was selected among five other candidates for an AFO Bergstrom Grant. A few days ago, two years later, she contacted us to let us know she had finished her Master’s. With support from AFO’s Bergstrom Award, I completed my master’s thesis on Harris’s Hawks in […]Read More
AFO recently became aware of a public allegation of a sexual assault by a well-known birder that occurred during a bird-watching excursion in a metro-Atlanta park. The professional ornithological societies of the Americas have come together in solidarity with a statement affirming our commitment to maintaining the safety of everyone participating in ornithological field activities or exploring the natural world.Read More