Workshops may also assist you in the selection and care of birding equipment and optics. Programs and workshops are presented by experts in various facets of birding and ornithology. Programs and workshops are provided free of charge to members. Recent programs have covered subjects as diverse as studying migration patterns using radar and using arrayed audio sensors, in-depth looks at Chimney Swifts, Purple Martins, and Hummingbirds. Each AOS meeting is concluded with a Saturday evening banquet and a guest speaker.
Speakers are experts in their field and have achieved national or international recognition.
Banquet speakers offer AOS members the opportunity to learn from and discuss ideas with leaders in the world of ornithology. The Yellowhammer , the AOS newsletter The Yellowhammer , published four times a year, is the official newsletter of the Alabama Ornithological Society. It provides members with ornithological news from around the state. Besides reports about recent bird sightings in the regions, The Yellowhammer is used to announce details of upcoming events. It also provides readers a forum to report their recent birding trips and to report to the membership conservation and habitat concerns.