Hi folks,

Thought I'd pass on this job announcement. What a life, banding birds
and putting calamine lotion on the mosquito bites.... :-)

Please reply to Dr. Winter, not to me.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net
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From: Larry Igl[SMTP:Larry_Igl at USGS.GOV]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 5:56 PM
To: BIRDBAND at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Banders Needed: Grassland Bird Mist-netting and Banding

POSITIONS STILL AVAILABLE FOR GRASSLAND BIRD MIST-NETTING AND BANDING

We are still in the process of hiring one crew leader and two field
assistants for a large-scale study that will evaluate the
effectiveness of Bird Conservation Areas (BCAs) as habitat for
grassland birds. Work will be conducted in the tallgrass prairie
region of northwestern Minnesota. We will test whether the type of
landscape surrounding BCAs (e.g., hay-meadows, agricultural fields,
forests, shrublands) affects the viability of breeding populations
within the grasslands. Field work will encompass mist-netting, color
marking, resighting of birds, territory mapping, and nest searching.
We will focus on Bobolinks, Savannah Sparrows, and Clay-colored
Sparrows. Qualified applicants have to be in excellent physical
condition, and should have at least 3 months of experience in
mist-netting; need to love the prairie, early mornings, long days of
intense field work and not mind frequent wet feet and mosquitoes. The
ability to work independently and responsibly is essential. Field
work will start May 20, 1999, and go through July 25, 1999.

Salary is $1089/month ($1300/month for crew leader), and shared
accommodations will be provided. For further information, please
visit the web at http://132.236.164.100/Winter/myhome.html

In your application, please note experience relevant to the job
description, stating specifically where this experience was gained and
the amount of time spent on these activities. Include the names and
phone numbers of at least 3 references. Send applications as soon
as
possible to:

Maiken Winter
212 Tareyton Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
e-mail: mwinte02 at syr.edu
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