[SEMCO] Mass Audubon seeking Seasonal Ornithologist / Naturalist

[Melissa Lowe]

Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary offers the following
seasonal job opportunity:

SEASONAL ORNITHOLOGIST / NATURALIST
Spend your spring and summer as an Ornithologist and Naturalist at a
1100-acre coastal wildlife sanctuary on Cape Cod. This 4-month position
offered by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary combines avian
research and monitoring with leading guided birding trips at the Sanctuary
and other coastal locations on the Outer Cape. Ornithologist
responsibilities will include setting up exclosures and symbolic fencing for
Piping plovers and Least terns and monitoring nesting pairs, conducting
breeding bird surveys in a variety of habitats, assisting with formal counts
of migrating raptors and shorebirds, and compiling associated data with such
projects. Naturalist duties include leading birding trips and natural
history tours within the Cape Cod National Seashore, Monomoy National
Wildlife Refuge, South Beach in Chatham, and other locations. Among the
focus of the trips will be field identification of birds, their natural
history, and ecology of the coastal environment. Candidates must have (or
working towards) a Bachelor’s Degree in biology, ornithology, wildlife
biology, environmental studies or related field; the ability to identify
birds common to Eastern North America by sight and sound (especially
shorebirds); and strong people skills. Previous trip leading experience and
knowledge of marine biology and coastal ecosystems preferred; Red Cross
certification in basic first aid and CPR preferred, but not required. Period
of employment is May–August 2006, with possible extension into September.
Starting salary: $9/ hour, 30-40 hours/week, shared housing available at $30
per week.

Please send resume and letter of interest to Melissa Lowe, Education
Coordinator, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, PO Box 236, South Wellfleet,
MA  02663 or mlowe at massaudubon.org      Website:
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay

Application deadline:  April 15, 2006

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Melissa Lowe
Education Coordinator

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
508-349-2615 (phone), 508-349-2632 (fax)
mlowe at massaudubon.org

"Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts"
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay