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Subject: seabird internships
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:11:19 -0600
From: Donald Lyons <lyonsd at onid.orst.edu>
Reply-To: "ORNITH-L: the scientific discussion of Ornithology" <ORNITH-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
To: ORNITH-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

SEVERAL INTERNSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE WITH SEABIRD ECOLOGY/RESTORATION
PROJECT: Interns are needed for studies of the diet and behavioral
ecology of Caspian terns, double-crested cormorants, and several gull
species in either (1) coastal Oregon and Washington, (2) interior
Oregon, or (3) the San Francisco Bay area. Duties will include on-colony
behavioral and productivity observations, surveys to determine nesting
and foraging distribution using vehicles, boats, and aircraft, and diet
sampling to determine the diet of piscivorous waterbirds. All applicants
should have a strong interest in avian ecology, feel comfortable working
on small boats, be a strong swimmer, and have a valid drivers license.
Successful applicants can expect to spend long hours in bad weather, to
learn quickly in the field, and to live and work closely with others.
Work begins in late March/early April and runs through the end of July.
This ongoing project is a collaboration of researchers from the USGS - O!
regon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Oregon State
University, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and Real
Time Research, a private consulting firm. All positions will provide
excellent field research experience and interns can expect to learn a
great deal about seabird biology, ecology, and research. Further
information about this project can be viewed at www.columbiabirdresearch.org.

INTERNS: will assist in all aspects of the research and receive room and
board in addition to a per diem at the rate of $500/month. Interns may
be living on a remote island away from civilization for extended periods
of time working as a colony monitor. These interns will be in regular
contact with the rest of the research group, but will only have limited
shore leave.

TO APPLY: Send cover letter, resume, and a list of at least three
references with their addresses and phone numbers to Anne Mary Myers,
Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, email:
myersan at onid.orst.edu. Please indicate if you have a preference for
working in (1) coastal Oregon and Washington, (2) interior Oregon and
Washington, or (3) the San Francisco Bay area. If you would like to be
considered for any position available please indicate that in your cover
letter. Applications will be considered as they are received until April
1, 2003.