The Cooper Ornithological Society (COS), formerly the Cooper Ornithological Club, was founded in 1893 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Its name commemorates James Graham Cooper

James Graham Cooper

James Graham Cooper was an American surgeon and naturalist.Cooper was born in New York. He worked for the California Geological Survey with Josiah Dwight Whitney, William Henry Brewer and Henry Nicholas Bolander...

, an early California biologist. It publishes the ornithological journal The Condor and the monograph

Monograph

A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...

 series Studies in Avian Biology (formerly "Pacific Coast Avifauna"). It makes the annual Loye and Alden Miller Research Award

Loye and Alden Miller Research Award

The Loye and Alden Miller Research Award was established in 1993 by the Cooper Ornithological Society to recognize lifetime achievement in ornithological research...

, which is given for lifetime achievement in ornithological research. It is a member of the Ornithological Council

Ornithological Council

The Ornithological Council is an association of ornithological organisations based in the Americas involved in bird study and conservation. It was incorporated in Washington, D.C. in 1992 as a not-for-profit organization...

.

The aims of the Cooper Ornithological Society are the scientific study of birds, the dissemination of ornithological knowledge, the encouragement and spread of interest in the study of birds, and the conservation of birds and wildlife in general.

External links

• Cooper Ornithological Society
• Guide to the Cooper Ornithological Society Records at The Bancroft Library