Begin forwarded message: From: "Jeff P. Smith" <[email protected]> Date: March 25, 2005 10:19:23 AM CST To: [email protected] Subject: Owl Migration Banders Needed Reply-To: "ORNITH-L: the scientific discussion of Ornithology" <[email protected]>
OWL BANDERS (2 positions) needed for fall migration study in the Goshute Mountains of northeastern Nevada. Project will run from late August through October 2005. Applicants must have experience with bird capture, handling, and banding techniques, including experience extracting birds from mist nets, and preferably involving small owls. Experience handling bats also a plus. Applicants must be in good physical condition, be able to endure long hours in the field and variable weather, must be able to work well in a team environment, and must be willing to operate on a nocturnal schedule. Weather permitting, banders will work six days per week as a team, supplemented when possible by other crewmembers and qualified volunteers. The project site is located on a high-elevation remote ridgetop, experiences highly variable weather, and requires camping on site. All crewmembers must supply their own camping gear. Banders will work as volunteers receiving a non-taxable daily per diem of $30-32/day ($900-1000/month), a $150 site-access travel stipend, and reimbursement for other work-related travel. A current rabies vaccine is required due to bat exposure (cost covered, if needed). Send cover letter, detailed resume, 3 current references with phone numbers or e-mail addresses, and dates of availability preferably by email to [email protected] or by regular mail to Jeff Smith, HawkWatch International, Inc., 1800 S. West Temple, Suite 226, Salt Lake City, UT 84115. Visit www.hawkwatch.org for project descriptions and past technical reports. Positions are open until filled.
