Subject: Job Posting: Volunteer Bird Banding Assistant, Westchester County, NY
Posting Date: 3/2/07
VOLUNTEER BIRD BANDING ASSISTANT: The Wildlife Conservation Society is looking for a volunteer in Spring 2007 to assist with a study of the stopover ecology of migratory songbirds at the Marshlands Conservancy in Rye, Westchester County, NY. The volunteer will assist the site's bander-in-charge with the daily operation of a migration banding station. Duties will involve opening and closing mist nets, extracting birds from mist nets, and data entry. Previous experience with mist-netting is strongly preferred (i.e., able to extract birds from nets independently). Experience bleeding small passerines is desirable, but not necessary. The station will operate from the last week of April until the first week of June, 5 days per week. To apply, please send a resume/CV, cover letter addressing any relevant experience, and two references to Chad Seewagen, WCS/Bronx Zoo Department of Ornithology, cseewagen@wcs.org. Feel free to email with questions.