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From: pacificseabirds at lists.fws.gov [mailto:pacificseabirds at lists.fws.gov]
On Behalf Of Andy M Ramey
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:28 PM
To: PacificSeabirds at lists.fws.gov
Subject: [pacificseabirds] Volunteer seabird research positions in Alaska...




Volunteer seabird research positions in Alaska: Watch, interact, and handle
pelagic seabirds like no other field camp in Alaska. Spend your summer
assisting with a long term seabird population ecology study at Middleton
Island, Alaska. Located in the Gulf of Alaska, Middleton Island supports
colonies of pelagic cormorant, glaucous winged gull, black-legged kittiwake,
thick-billed murre, common murre, rhinoceros auklet, and tufted puffin.
Work as part of a small international crew monitoring the breeding biology
of these species at this remote site. Positions begin in early May and
continue through mid August. Expect to spend your time monitoring breeding
parameters of colonial nesting pelagic seabirds on both an abandoned radar
tower colony and on natural breeding habitat. Tower monitoring includes
feeding, nest site attendance, weighing and measuring birds, and banding.
Activities on natural breeding habitats include cliff productivity
monitoring, burrow monitoring, walking plots, weighing and measuring chicks,
banding, counts, and more. Expect to work long hours in inclement weather.
Receive paid roundtrip airfare to Anchorage, Alaska (and onto Middleton
Island) from anywhere in the United States, food and lodging while
volunteering for the project, $5/day per diem, and approximately one day off
per week. Living arrangements are semi-primitive. First Aid/CPR
certification required. Interested parties should send cv and at least two
references to Andy Ramey (aramey at usgs.gov), USGS-Alaska Science Center, 1011
E. Tudor Rd., Anchorage, AK 99503. Email applications encouraged.
Positions will be filled as qualified applicants are identified.