Upcoming Events
August Shorebird ID
Cullen Brown and co-leader Duncan Fraser (Manomet) will lead three shorebird events in central Mississippi in August: Field trips to Phillips Catfish Farm on August 23 and 30, and a presentation on shorebird identification to the Jackson Audubon Society on August 25.
2026 Fall Meeting
The Fall 2026 MOS Meeting will be held jointly with the Jackson Audubon Society, in Natchez, Mississippi, September 11-13. Our main field trip, on Saturday evening, will highlight seasonally abundant wading birds at St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Other field trips in the area may target early fall migrant birds, including shorebirds. Our special guest speaker will be wildlife veterinarian Dr. Mark A. Mitchell of Louisiana State University. Click below for more details and registration.
2026 Spring MOS Meeting
The Spring 2026 MOS Meeting will be held on the eastern Gulf Coast of Mississippi in Jackson County, May 1–3, with special guest speaker Dr. Leah Moran, an ornithologist and current postdoctoral researcher in the Coastal Avian Ecology Lab at Mississippi State University. Birding field trips will target spring migrants and coastal specialties.