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Open: August 12, 2026 — Closes: August 21, 2026
Summary
This position serves as a Biologist (Migratory Birds) with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7, Division of Migratory Birds in Anchorage, Alaska. This vacancy uses the Field Unit Local Hiring (FUL) Authority. Applicants MUST reside within a 50-mile commute of the duty location.
Major Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Design, coordinate, and implement statewide and regional non-game bird monitoring programs, including surveys to assess species distribution, abundance, habitat use, productivity, and population trends. Coordinate statewide implementation of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and provide technical oversight for long-term bird monitoring programs. Coordinate Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) eBird program, including statewide data quality assurance, reviewer coordination, volunteer engagement, and integration of citizen science into conservation and management. Design and conduct Sikes Act avian monitoring projects on military lands, including Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) surveys to support military readiness, environmental compliance, and natural resource management. Conduct and oversee standardized non-game bird surveys using methods such as point counts and line transects using distance-sampling, area searches, nest monitoring, across forest, tundra, alpine, wetland, coastal, and other habitats. Develop survey protocols, sampling designs, field methods, and quality assurance procedures to ensure scientifically rigorous and defensible monitoring data. Plan and conduct field studies involving the capture, handling, processing, marking, and release of wild birds, including the deployment of satellite, radio, and geolocator tracking devices, and the collection of biological samples (e.g., blood, feathers, fecal samples, morphometrics) to support research and conservation objectives. Manage, standardize, archive, and disseminate large biological datasets to support long-term monitoring, conservation planning, and public data accessibility Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Salary Range Information (Per Annum): $69,789 - $90,731 per annum *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.
