Membership

Individuals may join the AOU or renew their membership online, via a secure website. Alternatively, you may print out a membership application and submit it by mail.

Click here for information on current dues, and for rates and information for institutional subscribers.

Benefits of Membership

• Participation in the leading scientific ornithological association of the Western Hemisphere
• Subscription to The Auk among the most highly-cited ornithological journals in the world, and Ornithological Monographs , both available online and/or in print
• Free access to The Birds of North America On-line (starting in 2007)
• Annual scientific meetings that highlight the latest advances in ornithology and provide opportunities for career development
• A bi-monthly newsletter of ornithological news and announcements, job listings and volunteer opportunities, and access to an online membership directory of all North America's major ornithological societies
• Portals to 125 years of The Auk on-line, and historic journals of other North American ornithological societies, via Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
• Eligibility for research awards and travel awards for students to attend annual meetings
• Eligibility for recognition of professional achievement
• Partnerships with other organizations to address public policy and conservation issues affecting birds and the ornithological community
• Access to a host of ornithological resources (explore this web-site!)