Tweets,
This just came accross the UW CRFjoblist. Seems like a good job for somebody
wanting to spend a couple of months in northern coastal AK helping do some
bird work.
Contact the original sender if interested.

Scott Downes
downess at charter.net
Yakima WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff aken" <jaken at u.washington.edu>
To: <cfrjoblist at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 1:40 PM
Subject: [Cfrjoblist] FW: avian field tech help


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> From: "Nathan Coutsoubos" <coutsoubos at hotmail.com>
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> >Hi Bree,
> > My field tech for this summer in Barrow just had a change of
> >plans. I'm scrambling to find a replacement on short notice. I'm
> >wondering if you know of any bird people in town who might be looking
> >for some fantastic field experience this summer? If so, please pass
> >this on to them. The skinny is below.
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> >thanks a ton,
> >Nathan
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> >Field tech needed ASAP to study shorebirds and development in Barrow,
> >AK, on the Arctic Coastal Plain. Duties include bird surveys, finding
> >and monitoring nests, and banding birds. The season runs from early
> >June to mid July. Housing, food, travel, equipment, and $250/week
> >stipend are provided. We'll live in a house in town, with all
> >amenities. Basic bird ID skills and enjoyment of wet windy tundra are
> >necessary, and any experience with distance sampling, finding nests,
> >banding, ATVs, navigation, etc.
> >are gravy. The Barrow area is fantastic for viewing Arctic birds and
> >wildlife: whales, seals, fox, lemmings, tons of shorebirds and
> >waterfowl, snowy owls pretty much daily, jaegers, all 4 eiders, and a
> >small but steady trickle of wanderers from Asia (curlew sandpiper,
> >wagtail, and rufous-necked stint last year, for example).
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