WOS is pleased to offer to WOS members free access to Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s authoritative Birds of the World. This subscription normally costs $49/year.
Birds of the World offers:
- 10,721 species accounts
- Range maps
- Photos, videos, sounds
- Scholarly life history details
- Phenology graphics
- Updates by leading ornithologists
WOS members automatically receive free Birds of the World (BOW) in the month following their membership processing, and continue to have BOW access for as long as they maintain their WOS membership. New WOS members should complete an online application and PayPal payment before the first of the month they wish to receive BOW. If you wish to mail in your WOS application and check payment, please complete this process 15 days before the first of the month to avoid postal or processing delays. You will receive email instructions and a password when BOW processing is complete, approximately 8 to 12 days after the first of the month. If you have any issues with getting, maintaining, or troubleshooting your BOW access, or if you specifically wish to opt out of BOW access, please email the BOW volunteer, Bob Schmidt at bow@wos.org.
WOS members must not share their Birds of the World access with anyone else. Only WOS members who have signed up may take advantage of this benefit.
If you are a current WOS member and have signed up, go to this Sign-In page and click on “Other Organizations and select Washington Ornithological Society from the drop-down list.” Then enter your email address and the password you are provided by WOS.