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Member Societies of the
Ornithological Council

+ American Ornithologists' Union*
+ Association of Field Ornithologists*
+ CIPAMEX, Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves
+ Cooper Ornithological Society*
+ Neotropical Ornithological Society
+ Pacific Seabird Group
+ Raptor Research Foundation*
+ Society of Canadian Ornithologists | Société des Ornithologistes du Canada
+ Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds
     (formerly the Society of Caribbean Ornithology)
+ The Waterbird Society*
+ Wilson Ornithological Society*
Roster of Directors (Society Representatives to the OC, and OC Officers)
  Membership inquiries for societies marked above with asterisks should be directed to OSNA. Information about membership in the other OC societies can be found on their respective web sites (use links above).

  Other ornithological organizations (not participating in the Ornitholgical Council)

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Ornithological Council Information


+ What is the Ornithological Council?
+ Ornithological Council News, Annual Reports, and Activity Summaries and Activities
+ Issue Briefs - prepared for the Ornithological Council
+ Roster of Directors (Society Representatives and OC Officers)

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General Ornithological Information


+ What is Ornithology?
+ Guide to Graduate Studies in Ornithology, compiled by the Wilson Ornithological Society
+ Ornithological Periodicals and Journals from North America and around the world 
+AOU Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition, 1998
     Includes information from 2000 Supplement
+Graduate opportunities posted in OSNA's Ornithological Newsletter

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Professional Information

+ Regularly updated list of Meeting Announcements of interest to ornithologists
+ West Nile Virus: what ornithologists and bird banders should know (a fact sheet from the Ornithological Council)
+ Don't Touch That Dial - the use of wildlife telemetry in ornithology (a fact sheet from the Ornithological Council)
+ The Ornithological Newsletter OnLine includes announcements, jobs, and much other information
+ Ornithological Periodicals and Journals from North America and around the world 
+ The Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA)
+State or Provincial ornithological organizations
+ North American Banding Council web site
+ Jobs in ornithology: go to Ornithological Newsletter jobs page
+ List of Bird Observatories in the USA and Canada
+ Professional Ornithological Societies
+ Ornithological Links
+ Electronic bulletin boards of interest to ornithologists
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Ornithological Issues

+ Expert Help Needed Now - please contribute your expertise on legislative and regulatory actions
       that affect birds or the study of birds
+ West Nile Virus: what ornithologists and bird banders should know (a fact sheet from the Ornithological Council)
+ About OCNET and OCNET Archives, an emailing list
+ Resolutions approved by the Ornithological Societies of North America
       (1998 Resolutions from North American Ornithology Conference)
+ Issue Briefs - prepared for the Ornithological Council
+ Government Links

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Research Assistance


+ Grants, Awards, and Prizes in Ornithology:
       on-line version of the booklet previously published by the AOU
+ Recent Ornithological Literature ONLINE
+Ornithological Journals
+ North American Banding Council web site
+ Bird banding: web site of the U. S. Bird Banding Lab
+ Other Organizations
+ National Science Foundation
+ Non-governmental Organizations (currently listed with the Professional Societies)
+ Professional Biological Societies
+ Museums and Ornithological Collections on the Internet
+ List of Bird Observatories in the USA and Canada
+ Scientific Bird Links
+ Breeding Bird Survey
+ Endangered Species Checklist
+ Text of theEndangered Species Act (140K file)
+ GPO searchable Federal Register

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Birds and Birding Information

+ AOU Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition, 1998
+State or Provincial ornithological organizations
+Bird Observatories in the USA and Canada
+ Bird Identification Tips from the North American Breeding Bird Survey
+ Checklists of Birds
+ Bird Order and Species Information
        (additional information about North American birds can be found through
       the North American species accounts of the Breeding Bird Survey)
+ Bird Image Gallery
+ Links to other birding resources
+ Linking to BIRDNET

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