Title: Kirtland’s Warbler Experimental Habitat Monitoring Technician (4 openings)
Supervisor: ABC Great Lakes Regional Director and USDA Forest Service Project Lead
Location: Grayling, MI
Job Type: Limited Term; 12 weeks (May – July)
Salary: $2,800 per month
Application Deadline: Open until filled; Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Introduction:
This is a limited term position with American Bird Conservancy (ABC). American Bird Conservancy is a fast-growing, results-focused nonprofit seeking employees with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make a difference for birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Inspired by the wonder of birds, ABC achieves lasting results for the bird species most in need while also benefiting human communities, biodiversity, and the planet’s fragile climate.
We are seeking motivated, self-starting, and detail-oriented field technicians (4) with songbird monitoring experience, to assist with American Bird Conservancy (ABC), USDA Forest Service, and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center’s research on the Kirtland’s Warbler in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The field season will be from approximately May 10 to July 10 (dates somewhat flexible). Supervision, daily direction, training, and support will be provided by ABC and USDA Forest Service (USFS) staff.
Kirtland’s Warbler is a conservation-reliant species, relying on active forest management to create its preferred nesting habitat of pure stands of dense, early-age jack pine. Stands are typically produced through timber clear cuts followed by tree planting. To mitigate economic challenges associated with stand regeneration and increase biodiversity potential, experimental stands of either mixed jack and red pine or variable density jack pine stands were created between 2015–2022 by Federal and Michigan state land managers. Monitoring objectives include: (1) determining Kirtland’s Warbler occupancy, pairing rate, and reproductive success in experimental and traditional habitat plantations, and (2) relate demographic parameters to habitat quality measures.
Primary Duties:
- Visit study areas throughout the breeding season to conduct observation-based mapping of individually sighted singing males.
- Conduct nest searching by following males and females using behavioral cues.
- Follow pairs throughout the breeding season to find nests, monitor nests for success/failure, and find potential re-nesting attempts.
- Conduct vegetation sampling to describe habitat conditions.
Benefits:
This position is not eligible for benefits.
To Apply:
Please apply online at Paylocity.
If you have any difficulties uploading your resume, cover letter and 3 references, then please send them as ONE document to HR@abcbirds.org
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