Perhaps someone in Tweeter Land might be interested in the following.
El Cielo is one of the HOT BIRDING SPOTS in Mexico.

Georgia Conti
Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan




VOLUNTEER FIELD ASSISTANTS:

Four volunteers needed from late December 2008 to late March 2009 for
an avian monitoring project at El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in
Northeastern Mexico (Tamaulipas). I am seeking highly motivated
individuals to help on a bird monitoring project on this magnificent
Biosphere Reserve in northeastern Mexico (5 hours south from
Brownsville, TX). Excellent data collection skills necessary,
experience conducting field work highly desirable. Some knowledge of
Spanish would be helpful. Primary responsibilities involve set up
mist-nest, taking birds out of the nets, banding, measuring and
weighting the birds, collecting tail feathers form the birds, possible
to help with point counts (depending on experience). Additional duties
include performing vegetation surveys and sharing all the basic
responsibilities of camping (cooking, cleaning, etc). Field work is
intensive and will often require long working hours, expect pre-dawn
starts most days, with dawn to dusk days when banding. The weather is
mostly warm with some cold days, mosquitoes are abundant. Participants
will gain experience working with a highly diverse Neotropical
Avifauna, and will have the chance to experience a different culture.
Volunteers will be responsible for their own airfare from where they
live to Brownsville, TX. Transportation from Brownsville, TX to El
Cielo Biosphere reserve will be provided. Basic housing (shared) and
food will be provided.

Please email a cover letter summarizing relevant field and birding
experience, CV, names of three references (with contact information) to
Rafael Brito-Aguilar, Avian Ecology Lab, University of
Missouri-Columbia, rbyq9ATmizzou.edu. Applications will be evaluated as
received until positions are filled.