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Description
Position Overview:
Operate mist-netting and banding (MAPS) stations in CT and NY. Each summer Audubon Sharon hires 2 interns to mist-net and band songbirds that are breeding on their property.
Banding takes place at the Sharon Audubon Center and the Miles Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, as well as Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk and the Buttercup Farm Sanctuary in Stamfordville, N.Y. To date nearly, 5000 birds have been banded. Many of these birds return to breed at the same locations year after year giving us the opportunity to gain a better understanding of how old they are and how successful they may be at breeding and completing their migration each winter.
Qualifications:
Good birding skills and knowledge of eastern birds; previous mist-netting and banding experience helpful but not necessary, training provided. Driver's license and own transportation is required.
Compensation: $260-$330/week plus housing & mileage reimbursement
Mid-May through mid-August
To Apply:
Please send resume, letter of interest, and names, addresses and phone numbers of 3 references. Email applications preferred, if possible.
Scott Heth
Sharon Audubon Center
MAPS Project
325 Cornwall Bridge Rd.
Sharon, CT 06069