Registrations for the meeting are closing soon, along with Saturday banquet and Friday Social. The Fall Meeting is Oct 11 – 13, to be held in the Shelby Center at DI Sealab. It will follow our usual format of Social hour and workshop with our guest speaker Friday night, social half hour then banquet with […]

Registrations for the meeting are closing soon, along with Saturday banquet and Friday Social. ALABAMA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FALL MEETING SCHEDULE Dauphin Island October 11-13, 2024 Casual dress is appropriate throughout the meeting. The Fall Meeting is Oct 11 – 13, to be held in the Shelby Center at DI Sealab. It will follow our usual […]

FIELD TRIPS All participants must email Drew at andrew@natsp.com to advise of your participation and your cell phone number if you plan to attend any field trip so we know how many to expect on each trip, and so any last-minute changes can be sent to you. Due to the nature of some sites,we may […]

Summary Flycatchers of North America Flycatchers are notoriously difficult to identify and arguably one of the last frontiers of field identification in North America. Join Cin-Ty Lee, coauthor of the recent Princeton Field Guide Series to North American Flycatchers for a lecture and tutorial on the ins and outs of flycatcher identification. This tutorial will […]

FIELD TRIPS FRIDAY, January 26, 2023 Birding on your own if you arrive early. See https://alabamabirdingtrails.com. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Wilson Lake Boat Trip – Our Keynote Speaker and gull expert Amar Ayyash will boat to the dam to teach gull identification. (Requires advance signup and extra payment, $60 per person. Contact Damien Simbeck for […]

The Society is spending over $3400 annually to print and mail The Yellowhammer.  Next year it will cost even more. There are only approximately 115 members who still receive a print copy.  That’s over $29 per account, while individual dues are only $25. That also does not count the expense of Alabama BirdLife, which will […]

ALABAMA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Schedule AOS Spring meeting: April 19-21, 2024 Unless otherwise noted, all events will start at the Dauphin Island Community Center, 412 Lemoyne Dr. All activities are casual. FRIDAY, APRIL 12 6:00 p.m. Board meeting: Via Internet FRIDAY, APRIL 19 6:30 a.m. Drew Haffenden leads our regular field trip to Splinter Hill Bog […]

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