Hi folks,

Thought that someone might be interested in this bird banding opportunity in British Columbia. Please respond to the Lambie's at the address below.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
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Subject: AD for Bander & Long-term Volunteer
From: "The Lambie's" <lambie AT UNISERVE.COM>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:11:59 -0800

Job/Volunteer opportunities for Birders at Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada

Mackenzie Nature Observatory is accepting applications for a bander-in-charge and volunteer assistants for the Mugaha Marsh, Latitude 55? 23', Longitude 123? 12', banding station for the fall 2003 season. Mugaha Marsh is 14 km northwest of Mackenzie. Mackenzie is located in the Rocky Mountain Trench in north central BC, approx. 120 miles North of Prince George, BC.

A 12 x 20 building serves as our banding lab. Two small travel trailers provide accommodations. Although we have hydropower to the site, we do not have running water so it is necessary to go to Mackenzie for showers and to do laundry, but drinking water is brought to the site on a regular basis by local volunteers. In consideration of individuals with allergies please do not bring yours pets

Being located on a wetland we do get a fair number of mosquitoes, fortunately there has been no incidences of the West Nile Virus in our area. We are in bear country and occasionally one will show up at the station.

Positions available:

Bander-in-charge: One qualified bander is needed for the full season from July 20 - September 21.

The Bander needs to be experienced in banding and capable of operating 12 mistnets for the migration station. Knowledge of western species is needed. In 2002 we averaged 46.9 birds per day and in most seasons we have had a few 100+ days. In 2002, as in previous years, we banded 6 species of flycatchers [(ALFL, LEFL, DUFL, HAFL, YBFL, WEFL) 1st 4 of which were in good numbers] so good knowledge of flycatchers will be required. The bander must have experience and enjoy working with volunteers.

Duties include, following the Mackenzie Nature Observatory's protocol for Migration Monitoring: on a daily basis doing a 1 hour census, casual observations, compiling ET's, and computerizing the daily data. Writing up a year-end report will be required as well.

Bander-in-charge is paid on a contract basis at a rate of $120 Canadian per day.

Long-term Volunteers: We require one volunteer for the full season and a second for the first six weeks. We understand that many who would like to volunteer may have restrictions on the amount of time they can come for therefore we ask that you give us your first and second choices of the time periods listed below.

Requirements: Above all you need the ability to get along with others and you must have a willingness to learn. Banding experience and knowledge of Western Birds are an asset.

Duties: To assist the bander-in-charge
Long-term volunteers are provided with a living allowance of $20 Canadian per day.


Times preferred:
_______ Full Season July 20 - Sept 21
_______ Six weeks July 22 - Sept 1

Three weeks:
_______ July 20 - Aug 9
_______ Aug 10 - Aug. 30
_______ Aug. 31 - Sept 20

Two weeks:
_______ July 20 - Aug 2
_______ Aug 3 - Aug 16
_______ Aug 17 - Aug 30
_______ Aug 31 - Sept 13

NOTE:
When applying be sure to indicate whether you are applying for the bander-in-charge OR the long-term volunteer position.

Deadline for applications is April 20, 2003

Please send your resume to the mailing address below or by email:
Lambie AT uniserve.com

The Bird Committee
c/o Mackenzie Nature Observatory
Box 1598
Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0
Canada

subscription options and posting rules can be found at the BirdBand web site:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6549/birdband.htm
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