Florida Ornithological Society

Ornithological organization

Florida Ornithological Society
Florida Ornithological Society Inc.
Abbreviation	FOS
Formation	October 14, 1972; 51 years ago (1972-10-14)
Type	Nonprofit
Tax ID no.	59-1869360
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Headquarters	Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Region	Florida
President	Ann Paul
Website	www.fosbirds.org

The Florida Ornithological Society (FOS) is a Florida organization formed to promote field ornithology and facilitate contact between persons interested in birds.

It was founded October 14, 1972, under the sponsorship of the Florida Audubon Society, at a Lakeland, Florida, meeting attended by more than 100 ornithologists and serious birders.^[1]^[2]

Florida Field Naturalist

*Florida Field Naturalist*
Publication details
Language	English
Publisher	Florida Ornithological Society
Frequency	Quarterly
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Fla. Field Nat.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN	0738-999X
LCCN	90656246
OCLC no.	3018654
Links
Journal homepage

The society's publications include the quarterly journal Florida Field Naturalist, a special publication series, and a quarterly newsletter.^[2] Annual activities of the FOS include participation in the North American Migration Count and Christmas bird count.^[3] The society also provides grants in aid for bird research and bird-related environmental education.^[2]

References

^ Florida Ornithological Society History
^ ^a ^b ^c David S. Maehr and Herbert W. Kale II (2005), Florida's Birds : A Handbook and Reference, second edition, Pineapple Press, Inc., ISBN 1-56164-335-1, ISBN 978-1-56164-335-6, page 286
^ Florida Ornithological Society website