Silent Auction

Seeking Items for Silent Auction!

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a silent auction at the joint meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) and Wilson Ornithological Society (WOS) to be held in Newport, Rhode Island between July 7th and 9th, 2026. The silent auction will raise funds to help support the Flocks Project, a collaborative initiative between three ornithological societies– AFO, WOS, and American Ornithological Society (AOS) –to co-create affinity groups (“Flocks”) to support different communities within ornithology.

Unfortunately, changing priorities for funding at the National Science Foundation in 2025 have ended and archived the BIO-LEAPS program that funded this project. Thus, we need YOUR help to support and continue this project. You can do this through donating items for our silent auction. Donations could include books, artwork, bird-themed crafts (bought or handmade!), puzzles, or other bird-themed or nature-themed goodies!

Have a donation? Have questions about the silent auction? Can’t attend the meeting, but would like to donate an item? Please email us at afo.communications@gmail.com