Ornithology

Article	Citations
2022 AOS Marion Jenkinson Service Award to Erin Morrison	53
Birds of the Mesozoic: An Illustrated Field Guide	40
2022 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to David Ainley and to Lindsay Young and Eric VanderWerf	28
Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population	28
Magnolia Warbler flight calls demonstrate individuality and variation by season and recording location	21
Haemosporidian infection does not alter aerobic performance in Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)	20
Divergence in mating signals predicts behavioral responses among three closely related species of wrens in the genus Campylorhynchus	19
Gerald Francis Shields, 1943–2023	17
Songbird Behavior and Conservation in the Anthropocene	17
Thank you to the reviewers of the 2025 Ornithology , Volume 142	15
How Veeries vary: Whole genome sequencing resolves genetic structure in a long-distance migratory bird	13
Beak deformities in Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk) signal possible emergence of avian keratin disorder among raptors	13
It is good to be average: Ecological correlates of breeding phenology in an Arctic seabird, Alle alle (Dovekie)	12
Flight paths: how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration	12
The biotic and abiotic drivers of timing of breeding and the consequences of breeding early in a changing world	12
Professional ethics survey identifies strengths and areas for improvement in the American Ornithological Society	12
Thank You to the Reviewers of the 2024 Ornithology, Volume 141	11
Elevational differences in migration phenology of Lazuli Buntings do not support selection-based hypotheses for protandry	10
Long-term winter food supplementation shows no significant impact on reproductive performance in Mountain Chickadees in the Sierra Nevada Mountains	10
Genotype predicts quantitative song variety in a chickadee hybrid zone despite limited sampling	10
Barn Swallows in East Asia show strong tolerance against nest mites	10
Leonard Alan Freed, 1947–2021	9
Keith A. Hobson, 1954–2024	9
Experimental evidence of a consistent commensal relationship between avian hosts and feather mites of differing host specificities	9
2024 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to Jordan Karubian	9

Syntopic diet divergence inferred from metabarcoding in a pair of parulid warblers: Setophaga virens (Black-throated Green Warbler) and	8
Use of visual display in dark, cluttered environments	8
2025 AOS Marion Jenkinson Service Awards to Jennifer Walsh and Evan Adams	8
From Pleistocene islands to the Mid-Sierra Filter Zone: Phylogeography and hybridization in a Philippine-endemic avian genus ( Sterrhoptilus )	8
Evidence of differing staging strategies between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers highlights the importance of small staging sites in Atlantic Canada	8
Sex, body size, and winter weather explain migration strategies in a partial migrant population of American Kestrels	8
Sex interacts with fledge date to influence dispersal probability in Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin)	7
Extended molt phenology models improve inferences about molt duration and timing	6
Machine learning reveals that climate, geography, and cultural drift all predict bird song variation in coastal Zonotrichia leucophrys	6
Finding W. H. Hudson: The Writer Who Came to Britain to Save the Birds	6
Mitochondrial DNA sequences and nuclear microsatellites reveal population genetic structure of the range-restricted hummingbirdPhaeoptila sordidain the Balsas Basin	6
Walter J. Bock, 1933–2022	6
Local food availability and nonbreeding carry-over effects affect breeding propensity and success of a tundra-nesting predator, the Long-tailed Jaeger	6
Genetic analysis of Cistothorus palustris (Marsh Wren) across a broad transition zone in Southern Saskatchewan reveals deep divergence and little hybridi	6
When predators get more than they bargained for: Naïve attacks on snakes by hawks, falcons, and owls	6
Sixty-sixth supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds	5
Vocal species are more central in Eastern Himalayan mixed-species bird flocks	5
Wintering closer to breeding grounds comes at a cost in an Arctic-specialized songbird, Plectrophenax nivalis (Snow Bunting)	5
Birds that breed exclusively on islands have smaller clutches	5
Macroevolution of body extremities reveals an integrated phenotypic response of coloration and morphology to temperature in a large clade of Neotropical passerines (Furnariida)	5
Migratory routing and departure decisions of Porzana carolina (Sora): New insights from the Motus Wildlife Tracking System	5
2025 AOS Elliott Coues Awards to Robb Brumfield and Ben Hatchwell	5
Increasing variability and declining breeding success: A major challenge in the conservation of the critically endangered Ardea insignis (White-bellied H	5
Visual predators and diurnal nest predation provide support for the Skutch Hypothesis and explain evolved incubation behaviors in a montane tropical bird community	5
Foraging and nonbreeding segregation between allochronic populations of Hydrobates (Oceanodroma) castro	4
Ultraconserved elements support the elevation of a new avian family, Eurocephalidae, the white-crowned shrikes	4
Irruptive fall migrations are linked to elevated breeding abundance but are not associated with body condition or stopover duration in Northern Saw-whet Owls	4
Correction to: An overview of the drivers of performance in nonbreeding Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbirds	4
Geographically consistent hybridization dynamics between the Black-crested and Tufted titmouse with evidence of hybrid zone expansion	4
Feather mite transmission in Cuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo): Age-related differences and implications for dispersal	4
Richard W. (Dick) Coles, 1940–2022	4
Fledging success peaks later than insect prey biomass in two aerial insectivores: Evaluating potential phenological mismatch and fitness consequences	4
Innovative microphone transmitter reveals differences in acoustic structure between broadcast and whisper songs of Myadestes obscurus (ʻŌmaʻo)	4
Sulfur isotopic discrimination factors differ among avian tissues and diets: Insights from a case study in Gentoo Penguins	4
Punctuated evolution of bill morphology in the largest family of songbirds (Thraupidae)	4
Richard L. Zusi, 1930–2024	4
Sexual dimorphism and sex-biased sampling influence analyses of trait evolution and diversity in a major songbird clade	4
No evidence that endohelminth parasites cause selection against hybrid orioles across the Baltimore–Bullock’s Oriole hybrid zone	4
Females are larger and less detected than males but experience similar annual survival in the lek-displaying Eleothreptus anomalus (Sickle-winged Nightja	3
Did complex song and dance coevolve with brain size in the birds-of-paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae)?	3
The need for proper archiving and referencing of sound recordings in taxonomic studies of birds	3
Evidence of environmental niche conservatism among pairs of allopatric avian lineages in two Neotropical dry forests, the Caatinga and the Chaco	3
Breeding success, but not reproductive investment, increases with female age in Tachycineta leucopyga (Chilean Swallow)	3
Thank You to the Reviewers of the 2022 Ornithology, Volume 139	3
2025 AOS Florence Merriam Bailey Award to Henry C. Stevens	3
Wood hardness drives nest-site selection in woodpeckers of the humid Chaco	3
100 years ago in the American Ornithologists’ Union	3
Plumage polymorphism in raptors	3
Differences in weather conditions associated with the onset of pre-breeding migration of Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock) and <	3
David F. DeSante, 1942–2022	3

Beaver activity and red squirrel presence predict bird assemblages in boreal Canada	3
Decline in capture rates of birds in the High Andes of Ecuador suggests broad-scale anthropogenic impacts to protected areas	3
Considerations for fitting occupancy models to data from eBird and similar volunteer-collected data	3
Similar parasite communities but dissimilar infection patterns in two closely related chickadee species	3
Sixty-fourth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds	3
Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep by Roger F. Pasquier	3
Ben F. King, 1937–2024	3
Sex- and age-related differences in post-breeding molt phenology are phylogenetically and ecologically widespread in passerines	3
Harnessing knowledge: A multi-taxa evaluation of device attachment elements, reporting gaps, and protocols for best practices in wild birds	3
The adaptive significance of off-lek sociality in birds: A synthetic review, with evidence for the reproductive benefits hypothesis in Long-wattled Umbrellabirds	3
The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness	3
Vagrancy in Birds	2
Effects of age, breeding strategy, population density, and number of neighbors on territory size and shape in Passerculus sandwichensis (Savannah Sparrow)	2
Apparent annual survival of adult Vermivora chrysoptera (Golden-winged Warbler) does not differ by sex or region	2
Biparentally incubating Aegithalos concinnus (Black-throated Tit) provide a more stable nest thermal environment than uniparentally incubating	2
Haemosporidian infection prevalence varies temporally and spatially and Leucocytozoon infections are male biased in Song Sparrows	2
2025 AOS William Brewster Memorial Awards to Kristen Ruegg and Hugh Drummond	2
Winter range shifts and their associations with species traits are heterogeneous in eastern North American birds	2
Climate change outpaces adaptive potential via hybridization in nesting female Saltmarsh and Nelson’s Sparrows	2
Amazonian avian biogeography: Broadscale patterns, microevolutionary processes, and habitat-specific models revealed by multidisciplinary approaches	2
Avian suture zones in Pan Amazonia	2
Phylogenomic analysis of pigeons and doves (Columbiformes) informs molecular evolution of a potential magnetoreceptor	2
Correction: Long-term winter food supplementation shows no significant impact on reproductive performance in Mountain Chickadees in the Sierra Nevada Mountains	2
Temporal stability in songs across the breeding range of Geothlypis philadelphia (Mourning Warbler) may be due to learning fidelity and transmission biases	2
Gradual transitions in genetics and songs between coastal and inland populations of Setophaga townsendi	2
Asymmetric song recognition does not influence gene flow in an emergent songbird hybrid zone	2
Lesser Woodcreepers excavate nest cavities in trees	2
Sturkie’s Avian Physiology, 7th edition	2
Correction to: The biotic and abiotic drivers of timing of breeding and the consequences of breeding early in a changing world	2
Blue-footed Boobies: Sibling Conflict and Sexual Infidelity on a Tropical Island	2
Feather growth rate and hormone deposition vary with elevation but not reproductive costs in resident Mountain Chickadees	2
Cloacal microbial diversity is associated with competitive phenotypes in socially polyandrous jacanas	2
Thank You to the Reviewers of the 2023 Ornithology, Volume 140	2
Studying individual-level interactions can transform our understanding of avian mixed-species flocks	2
Timing and duration of molt in temperate-zone passerines is shaped by frequency of double brooding, migration distance, and wing length	2
Courtship behavior of a secretive forest tinamou, Tinamus major (Great Tinamou)	2
Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations by Bruce M. Beehler	2
Individual foraging site fidelity persists within and across stopover seasons in a migratory shorebird, Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)	2
Low levels of hybridization between domestic and wild Mallards wintering in the lower Mississippi Flyway	2
When do tropical birds breed? The case of Colombian species assemblages	2
Covariation between morphological traits and ant-following behavior in Neotropical birds	1
James Baird, 1925–2023	1
Seeing in the dark: Using thermal imaging to directly observe nocturnal migration	1
2023 AOS Elliott Coues Award to Gregory F. Ball and Jacques Balthazart	1
2024 AOS Marion Jenkinson Service Award to Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez	1
Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow) bill size is primarily shaped by thermoregulation on the California Channel Islands	1
Bird Brains and Behavior: A Synthesis	1
2024 AOS Elliott Coues Award to Rebecca T. Kimball	1
Unmasking hidden genetic, vocal, and size variation in the Masked Flowerpiercer along the Andes supports two species separated by Northern Peruvian Low	1
Whether Darwin’s mystery of mysteries is actually mysterious depends on the species concept: A bird’s eye review	1
Female and male plumage brightness is positively correlated among populations of the dichromatic Variable Seedeater	1
Dispersal and survival of Aquila fasciata (Bonelli’s Eagle) differ across arid, semi-arid, and Mediterranean natal habitats	1
A call in the dark: Nocturnal flight calls and their potential to advance the study of avian migration	1
Phylogenetic relationships, hybridization, and genetic structuring in “Cassidix” grackles	1
Long-term, not short-term, temperatures predict timing of egg laying in European Starling	1
2022 AOS William Brewster Memorial Award to Roxana Torres and Amanda Rodewald	1
Incubation period length varies with temperature, female age, and clutch size in Protonotaria citrea (Prothonotary Warbler)	1
Genomic and geographic diversification of a “great-speciator” (Rhipidura rufifrons)	1
The evolution of enclosed nesting in passerines is shaped by competition, energetic costs, and predation threat	1
Year-round carryover effects are driven by migration phenology for Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow) wintering in West Africa	1
Super black plumage is prevalent among Lepidothrix manakins	1
Dale Allen Zimmerman, 1928–2021	1
Habitat, morphology, and syntopy shape song evolution in female suboscine birds (Aves, Thamnophilidae)	1
Genetic analysis provides insight into the mating system of Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) and reveals frequent extra-pair paternity	1
Why are ornithological studies so focused on the breeding stage? A test of hypotheses	1
DNA metabarcoding reveals rangewide variation in aquatic diet of a riparian avian insectivore, the Prothonotary Warbler	1
Morphometric variation and deteriorating food availability both explain seasonally declining reproductive success of Dicrurus hottentottus (Hair-crested Drongo)	1
Barometric geolocators can reveal unprecedented details about the migratory ecology of small birds	1
High variability of migration strategies in a reestablished Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan) population	1
Warm winters lead to increased reproductive effort, but lower reproductive success: Hidden costs of climate warming in a threatened bird	1
Telomere length links with physiological phenotype and breeding patterns in a long-lived seabird	1
The Physics of Birds and Birding: The Sounds, Colors, and Movements of Birds and Our Tools for Watching Them, by Michael Hurben	1
A rallid ballad: Communal signaling is correlated with year-round territoriality in the most duet-rich family of birds (Gruiformes: Rallidae)	1
High lek fidelity and low annual survival in two breeding populations of Gallinago media (Great Snipe)	1
Breeding site departure and post-departure movement strategy in Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed Vireo)	1
Phylogenomic analysis confirms the relationships among toucans, toucan-barbets, and New World barbets but reveals paraphyly of Selenidera toucanets and evidence for mitonuclear discordance	1
Sixty-fifth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds	1
Experimental warming of embryos accelerates metabolism of postnatal songbirds, influences growth, but has no effects on parental feeding and brooding rates	1
Variation in nuptial color in relation to sex, individual quality and mating success in the sex-role reversed Phalaropus fulicarius (Red Phalarope)	1
Causes and consequences of nest-site fidelity in a tropical lekking bird: Win-stay-lose-shift tactics are unrelated to subsequent success, but site-faithful females nest earlier	1

Divergence in vocalizations indicates cryptic speciation in Camptostoma tyrannulets	1
Robert William Nero, 1922–2023	1
An overview of the drivers of performance in nonbreeding Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbirds	1
The Aquatic World of Penguins: Biology of Fish-Birds by David G., Ainley and Rory P., Wilson	1
Spring migration strategies of Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) necessitate individual time-energy trade-offs despite wintering origins or migratory destinations	1
A framework of hypotheses for studying post-breeding ecology and trade-offs in migratory birds	1
The Migration Ecology of Birds. by Ian Newton	1
Wildfire smoke impacts the body condition and capture rates of birds in California	1
Correction to: Satellite tracking of American Woodcock reveals a gradient of migration strategies	1
Fecal metabarcoding reveals differences in nestling diet across years with extreme variation in climate and arthropod availability in a montane songbird	1
Genomic data reveal mixed support for the current subspecies designations in the Megascops asio (Eastern Screech-Owl)	1
Tags temporarily decrease takeoff velocity and trajectory in Passer domesticus (House Sparrow)	1