Each annual meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society opens with a plenary by the recipient of that year’s Margaret Morse Nice Medal. We are delighted to announce that this year, the medal winner and lecturer is Chris Rimmer of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Dr. Rimmer’s plenary lecture will be titled “Bicknell’s Thrush: Scientific surprises and conservation connections across the hemisphere.” More details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks, but please join us congratulating Dr. Rimmer—we look forward to his talk in Santa Fe!

Each year, the Wilson Ornithological Society offers five categories of research grants. The projects awarded funding this year span many aspects of avian biology and will involve field work throughout North America and beyond. Congratulations to all of the grant recipients for 2022!

Jordan Rutter, chair of the WOS Communications Committee, Director of Public Relations for the American Bird Conservancy, and co-founder of Bird Names for Birds, has been named the inaugural winner of the WOS’s new Early Professional Avian Conservation and Community Impact Award.

Registration is now open for our annual meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this July 17–20! Early registration rates will be available until June 10. If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to review the information on accommodations, the planned symposiums and workshops and events, and the meeting code of conduct. There will also be a virtual event the following week on July 25 for those who are unable to join us in Santa Fe. July can’t get here fast enough ⁠— we can’t wait to see you!