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New: Interisland genetic structure of two endangered Hawaiian waterbirds: The Hawaiian Coot and Hawaiian Gallinule americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #ornithology #OA

Abstract submissions for posters and oral presentations at #AOS19AK are being accepted through February 15! amornithmeeting.org/call-for-abstr…

On the blog Allan Perkins, Senior Conservation Scientist @RSPBScience describes some of the challenges faced by Arctic skuas and his paper assessing ‘bottom-up’ processes, which was recently published in JAE. animalecologyinfocus.com/2018/10/16/und…

Will saving Saltmarsh Sparrows help other birds, too? Check out @ssts's blog post on this week's paper evaluating the focal-species conservation approach. americanornithologypubsblog.org/2018/10/24/aut… #ornithology #AOSMember #SHARPbirds

Did you know that students can receive a discount on #AOS19AK registration in return for volunteering at the meeting? amornithmeeting.org/volunteering/

New: Evaluating a focal-species approach for tidal marsh bird conservation in the northeastern United States americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.165… #ornithology #AOSMember @ssts

New today: Hawaiian Gallinules' homebody tendencies put them at risk from severe events such as hurricanes americanornithologypubsblog.org/2018/10/24/hom… #ornithology

Nominations for AOS Senior Professional Awards, Early Professional Awards, Service Awards, & Katma Award are now open—please consider nominating a colleague (or yourself)! #ornithology americanornithology.org/content/aos-aw…

From 2016: Shifting agriculture supports more tropical forest birds than oil palm or teak plantations in Mizoram, northeast India americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #OA #ornithology

🐦🐛Want to bring all the birds to the yard? Try native plants! Backyards landscaped with even a small proportion of non-native plants leads to a decline in the population growth of the Carolina chickadee. s.si.edu/2NSjJyF #WeSaveSpecies

We are accepting proposals for #AOS19AK Round Tables through December 15. Full info on the meeting website: amornithmeeting.org/workshops-roun…

New: Demographic drivers of collapse in an island population of Tree Swallows americanornithologypubs.org/doi/abs/10.165… #ornithology #AOSMember

From 2016: Anthropogenic light is associated with increased vocal activity by nocturnally migrating birds americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #OA #ornithology

Early bird registration for #AOS19AK is now live! The theme of the meeting will be "Birds on the Edge: Dynamic Boundaries." We hope you'll join us in Anchorage next June! amornithmeeting.org/registration/

Check out this blog post by two of the authors of this week's new paper on how curassows & tinamous use secondary forest in the absence of hunting: americanornithologypubsblog.org/2018/10/17/aut… @osaconservation @loolah18 @AndyRainforest #ornithology

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New this week: Two papers looking at the demographics behind long-term Tree Swallow declines. americanornithologypubsblog.org/2018/10/18/get… #ornithology @biologyFran @QUBioStation @LUlyssesT @bkwoodworth @bksandercock

Bizarre optical illusion reduces bird of prey collisons: bit.ly/2Esacil #ornithology

Registration and abstract submissions for #AOS19AK open this Friday (we promise). Time to get your #ornithology on! amornithmeeting.org