Florida Ornithological Society

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

Florida Ornithological Society

Florida Ornithological Society Inc.
Abbreviation	FOS
Formation	October 14, 1972; 52 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

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

Language	English
Publication details
Publisher	Florida Ornithological Society
Frequency	Quarterly
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Fla. Field Nat.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L
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]

See also

• List of Florida birds
• List of state ornithological organizations in the United States