🚨THE POLLS ARE OPEN!🚨 All members will receive a link to vote. You may need to check your spam inbox! If you aren’t a member and would like to join, we'd love to have you. waterbirds.org/join-the-soc... 🐦 If you become a new member, you will receive the voting link on a rolling email schedule. ✉️

Polls open TOMORROW! ✉️🐦 Get ready to vote for your favorite council candidates! Only members will be eligible to vote, so make sure to check your account status. Confirm an existing membership: waterbirds.org/join-the-soc... Become a new member: waterbirds.org/join-the-soc...

Meet your 2026 Waterbird Society Council STUDENT COUNCILOR CANDIDATES! 🦢 Enjoy a preview of what makes each candidate unique! Further ballot information on 31 July 2026. Check membership status or become a new member for voting eligibility waterbirds.org/join-the-soc...

Meet your 2026 Waterbird Society Council REGULAR COUNCILOR CANDIDATES! 🦆 Enjoy a preview of each candidate’s unique experience. More introductions tomorrow! 👀📝 Check membership status or become a new member for voting eligibility waterbirds.org/join-the-soc...

Meet your 2026 Waterbird Society Council SECRETARY CANDIDATES! 🐦 Enjoy a preview of what makes each candidate unique! Further information available 31 July 2026. More introductions tomorrow! 👀📝 Check membership status or become a new member for voting eligibility waterbirds.org/join-the-soc...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of migrating waterbirds utilize the Colorado River Delta wetlands. Between April 2021 - April 2023, aerial and ground surveys were conducted across a study area of 486 km2. 📘 This study is accessible through the Waterbirds journal bioone.org/journals/wat...

Abstract submissions for the 2026 Annual Meeting are open! We can't wait to hear about the important research you have been a part of. For information on how to format and submit your abstract, please visit waterbirds.org/annual-meeti... 🚨SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 3 OCTOBER 2026🚨

🚨Attention Waterbird Society Members: get ready to vote in council elections!🚨 July 31, 2026 - Sept. 30, 2026 Waterbird Society members can vote for their favorite candidates! Check your email for details July 31.  Become a member or check your account status waterbirds.org/join-the-soc...

Applications for Student Travel Awards to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting are OPEN! 🎉 Visit waterbirds.org/awards/stude.... Applications are due by 15 August 2026. Award amounts are typically in the $500-$700 range and can be used for any meeting-related expenses. We’re excited to see you!

Bird collisions with power lines and wind farms are a global issue. In Galinhos, Brazil, a study was conducted across two beaches with 2.8 km of power lines. Available through the Waterbirds Journal bioone.org/journals/wat... Photo by USFWS / Pedro Lima

Bird colonies along the Texas Coast shrink by 3% annually. Using images from the Colony Island Network Design and Implementation Project, led by Dale Gawlik, Ph.D., the Harte Research Institute is augmenting data in support of island rehabilitation. Photo: Rostam Mirzadi/Harte Research Institute

The anticipated silent auction to benefit Student Travel Awards will resume at the 2026 Annual Meeting. But we need your help! 🤝 Books, trinkets, field gear- pack up your birdy (or non-birdy) items looking for a new home and donate them to give them new life and to benefit students. ❤️

Hi! I’m Kā’eo Luke, The Waterbird Society’s new Communications Coordinator. I’m from Hawai’i, have a BFA in Animation, and I’ve directed two films. I’ve been a Research Associate and Media Tech. at Joshua Tree National Park and am currently a National Geographic + The Nature Conservancy extern. 🌎🤍

Waterbirds is hiring! We're currently seeking a Social Media Communications Coordinator (paid position, 3-5 hrs/week!) to help grow communication with our society members & the world at large. Job advertisement & application instructions: waterbirds.org/wp-content/u... #ornithology #waterbirds

Out now & #openaccess in #Waterbirds 48.2: assessment of wind farm construction & operation on seabird collisions in Brazil shows disruption of migratory routes, highlights need for further environmental impact assessments bioone.org/journals/wat... #ornithology 📸: Hiago Casemiro, CEMAM archive

#Waterbirds 48.2 is now online, featuring research articles ranging from threat of offshore wind farms to seabirds in Brazil to Reddish Egret response to weather variability on the Gulf Coast bioone.org/journals/wat... #ornithology

Our annual conference is coming up & we're seeking bird swag! The Silent Auction is always one of the best parts of a Waterbirds conference, so please help support our students by donating an item for the auction. Need a hint? Items from past conferences are always a hit! #waterbirds #ornithology

Out now in Waterbirds 48.1: Long-Term Ecological Studies of Seabirds: Some Old Thoughts about Their Value and Some Newer Questions An opinion piece by legacy seabird researcher Ian C. T. Nisbet (a follow up to his 1989 editorial in the journal!) #waterbirds #ornithology bioone.org/journals/wat...

Scream the news: Waterbirds 48.1 is out now! bioone.org/journals/wat... #waterbirds #ornithology

Student Councilor (1 position) 1. Antonio Cantu (l) is currently a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2. Indra Acharja (r) is a PhD candidate in Aquatic Resources and Integrative Biology at Texas State University. Best of luck to all the candidates! #waterbirds #ornithology

Regular Councilor Positions: Part 3 5. Alberto Yanosky is a biologist and National Researcher based in Paraguay and has worked as a Short-Term Consultant on Environmental and Biodiversity Safeguards for the World Bank Group since 2001

Regular Councilor Positions: Part 2 3. David Mizrahi (l) is position of Vice-president for Research and Monitoring at New Jersey Audubon 4. Kristina Ramstad (r) is Associate Professor in the Department of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences at the University of South Carolina Aiken

Regular Councilor (3 positions) Part 1 1. Gemma Clucas (l) is a a Research Associate at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2. David Essian (r) is an assistant research scientist working in the Harte Research Institute Conservation & Biodiversity Lab at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.

Treasurer: Unopposed race! Dr. Liz Craig serves as the Director of Seabird Research and Academic Coordinator for the Shoals Marine Laboratory (joint program of the University of New Hampshire and Cornell University), and as an Affiliate Professor in the UNH Department of Biological Sciences.

For Vice President: John vs. John 1. John Anderson (l) ! John is the W.H. Drury Professor of Ecology/Natural History at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. 2. John Brzorad (r)! John is Professor of Biology at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina.

🚨Deadline Extended! 🚨 We know most of our flock has been busy with fieldwork and the new semester starting, so we’re adding an extension to our abstract deadline for our annual meeting. Abstracts for Waterbirds 2025 are now due August 29th, so hop/fly to it! More info: waterbirds.org/annual-meeti...

Call for Abstracts is now open for the Waterbird Society 49th Annual Meeting in Traverse City, MI! Early Bird registration closes July 13th & abstracts are due by August 15th--we can't wait to see you in Michigan. More information at our conference website: wbs2025meeting.dryfta.com/index.php

Happy Pride Month to everyone in our #Waterbirds flock! We see you, we support you, and we're so glad you're here ♥️

#Waterbirds 47(4) is out now! Featuring original research on topics ranging from effects of kitesurfing on waterbird occupancy in Uruguay to discovery of a new population of Bar-headed Geese in China to an updated status of breeding Least Terns in Mexico #ornithology bioone.org/journals/wat...