Become a Member
Join Our Flock
The Florida Ornithological Society is a Florida not-for-profit corporation established in 1972 to promote field ornithology in Florida and to facilitate contact between professional and amateur ornithologists and birders in the state. Our members are an essential part of our organization. Help us promote field ornithology, bird science, and the appreciation of birds in Florida.
All people interested in birds in Florida should be part of FOS.
– Florida Ornithological Society Member
Membership Levels
To become a member by mail, please print the Membership Application Form and complete the form. Please include a check for dues made out to FOS and mail to the address below.
Callie B. Ingram
7990 Baymeadows Rd East
Unit 826
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Who We Are
We carry out a variety of functions to further ornithological research and promote enagement with bird enthusiasts in the state. Below are our key priorities for our society, and our members make everything we do possible.
Publish our peer-reviewed scientific journal, The Florida Field Naturalist, and our quarterly membership newsletter, The Snail Kite
Give out grants and awards on a competitive basis to students and professionals for research and education related to birds in Florida
Maintain a records committee to evaluate reports of wild birds in Florida and keep a checklist of Florida’s avifauna
Disseminate special publications related to the birds of Florida
Hold meetings, scientific seminars, and field trips to engage members and others interested in Florida’s birds
Support projects that collect data on natural history of Florida animals for scientific purposes
Honorary Members
Samuel A. Grimes
(1979)
Helen G. Cruickshank
(1980)
Oliver L. Austin, Jr.
(1982)
Pierce Brodjorb
(1982)
William B. Roberson
(1992)
Glen E. Woolfenden
(1994)
Ted Below
(1999)
Fred E. Lohrer
(2022)
Jim Cox
(2022)
Diane Pierce
(2022)
Tom Webber
(2022)
Make a Donation
If you don’t have the capacity to become a member right now, but are passionate about birdlife, please consider making a donation so we can continue to sustain the highest quality of bird research.
