AFO grants & awards | Brooke Poplin: 2023 Bergstrom Grant recipient finished her Master’s with help of AFO grant

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 news | Joint Society Statement on Ornithological Field Safety

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