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  • ABOUT
    • Mission and Vision Statement
    • Equality and Diversity Policy
    • Annual Report
    • BSBO Board of Directors
    • BSBO Staff
    • BSBO's Visitors' Center >
      • Visit BSBO
      • Anna Macke Mikolajczyk Window On Wildlife
      • John Gallagher Memorial Birding Trail
    • eNews
    • BSBO Videos >
      • BSBO's 20th Anniversary by Deb Neidert
    • BSBO Blogs >
      • Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek - Magee Birding Blog
      • BSBO Bird Bander's Blog
      • BSBO Education and Outreach Blog
    • Contact Us
  • Support BSBO
    • Donate
    • Join or Renew
    • Sponsor A Mist Net
    • Year-End Appeal
    • Help BSBO while you shop
    • Our Wish List
    • Birds and Business Alliance
  • RESEARCH
    • Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • Passerines >
      • Passerine Research
      • Prothonotary Warbler Research
      • Building Collision Study
      • Oak Openings
    • Project SNOWstorm >
      • About Project SNOWstorm
      • Meet Buckeye
      • Meet Wolverine
    • Northern Saw-whet Owls
    • Research Highlights >
      • Gray-Cheeked Thrush from Colombia, South America
      • BSBO Bird Bander's Blog
    • Past Research >
      • Colonial Wading Birds
      • Ohio Winter Bird Atlas
      • Shorebirds
    • Reports >
      • Navarre Marsh Annual Banding and Survey Data
      • Annual Project Reports
    • Research Volunteer Form
    • Research Volunteer Page
  • EDUCATION
    • Bird Migration Profiles
    • Family Activities >
      • Free Online Resources
    • Young Birders >
      • Ohio Young Birders Club
      • Young Birders Network
      • Youth Birding Camps
    • Teachers >
      • Songbird Banding and Migration Programs
      • Students Against Balloon Releases
    • Group Programs >
      • Presentations by Request
    • BSBO Bird Knowins
  • Conservation
    • BioBlitzes
    • Bird-safe / Birder-friendly Communities
    • Responsible Wind Energy
    • Conservation Updates
    • Position Statement on Feral and Free-Ranging Cats
    • Habitat Designations
    • Easy Ways for YOU to Support Conservation
    • Breeding Bird Surveys
  • EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
    • Birds at Home
    • Highway Clean-up
    • BSBO's Biggest Week In American Birding
  • NW OHIO BIRDING
    • Responsible Owl Viewing
    • Magee Marsh WA Closures
    • Kenn Kaufman's Crane Creek - Magee Birding Blog
    • Local Birding Hotspots
    • Local eBird Tips
    • Regional Bird Checklist
    • Timing of Spring Migration
    • Timing of Fall Migration
    • Timing of Fall Shorebird Migration
    • ABA Code of Birding Ethics
    • Ohio Bird Alpha Codes
    • Birder Calling Cards
    • Birding Ohio
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We're Hiring! 

Black Swamp Bird Observatory is accepting applications for the following seasonal position: 

Banding Field Crew Assistant
*Please submit applications by April 1, 2022
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Position: Banding Field Crew Assistant
Location: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Duration: April 4 through June 7
Expected Schedule: ~6:00 a.m. to ~1:00 p.m. daily, 5 days per week
Compensation: $140/day with shared lodging provided

Position Description: Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) is hiring a Banding Field Crew Assistant for the spring passerine migration season. The position works closely with our Staff Ornithologist and volunteers throughout the banding day (banding, extracting, and training volunteers) and reports to the Staff Ornithologist. This position will be expected to safely manage the banding station and lead the field crew on days without the Staff Ornithologist (up to two days per week). Hours vary throughout the season (depending on bird volume in a given day) but will typically be five days per week, pre-dawn to about 1:00 p.m. Time will be primarily spent in the field but will include data entry in the office including banding, recapture, and point count data entry. Field responsibilities include opening and closing the station, banding, performing morning point counts, supervision of research technicians and volunteers, training volunteers in bird extraction and passerine banding techniques, communicating with volunteers prior to the banding day (in the event of bad weather), maintaining mist-net lanes and station infrastructure, and assisting with mist-nets and bird bags maintenance. The ideal candidate will enjoy working closely with a large and diverse volunteer base and work well under pressure. The candidate should expect to walk about four miles per day on net rounds over flat terrain, encounter biting insects (e.g. mosquitos, ticks), and be prepared for weather conditions ranging from 30 degrees Fahrenheit to 80 degrees throughout the season. Shared housing will be made available. A personal vehicle and valid driver’s license will be required. Over-time and benefits are not included.   
 
Project Description: Located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in northwest Ohio, BSBO’s passerine migration station is located in the Navarre Marsh unit of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The marsh region of northwest Ohio is designated as a Globally Important Bird Area and sees a tremendous number of migrating birds passing through in spring. BSBO’s long-term monitoring station studies the population status of neotropical migrants to better understand the relationship between stopover habitat and breeding ecology, and better inform local land managers and lawmakers on best practices for conserving birds and their habitats. Due to the station’s location on the lakeshore, most banding days are high-volume. About 100 passerine/near-passerine species and an average of 7,000 birds are banded in the spring, with peak migration days typically surpassing 300 birds a day. This area is closed to the public with the station located in a remote area of the marsh accessible by car via dike-top road. 

Qualifications:

Required
  • Extensive experience handling, banding, and taking of biological measurements of eastern passerines (minimum 1,000 birds handled and banded)
  • Extensive knowledge identifying, aging, and sexing eastern passerines
  • Demonstrated experience with avian fieldwork
  • Extensive knowledge of eastern passerines and non-passerines by sight and sound
  • Strong sense of ethics and knowledge of safety practices for mist-netting, banding, and photographing birds
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a diverse team toward common goals
  • Excellent critical thinking and writing skills


Preferred
  • Experience performing point counts (with the ability to both visually and audibly identify eastern species)
  • Experience managing a field crew
  • North American Banding Council (NABC) Certification as Bander or Trainer
  • Strong interest and expertise in ornithology, applied ecological research, and avian conservation
  • Experience fitting/deploying nanotags using leg-loop harness and glue-on methods, application of color-bands, and feather sampling
  • Hummingbird banding certification

To Apply: Please send a brief cover letter, recent CV, and three references (include names, emails, and phone numbers) as a pdf to Kimberly Kaufman – kimkaufman@bsbo.org.  Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the position is filled.
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