AVIAN FIELD TECHNICIANS and CREW LEADERS (6-8) needed to conduct landbird surveys on the lower Colorado River for Great Basin Bird Observatory. The field season will begin 5 March and run through mid-June. Are you interested in adventure, great birds, and exploring the desert? Are you willing to face temperatures up to 110 degrees, dense riparian vegetation, wet feet, and rattlesnakes? If you are answering yes, this may be your ticket to a long and early summer in the Southwest. Duties will include area searches, territory mapping, and data entry in Excel, Access, and ArcGIS. Applicants must have at least 1 field season of experience surveying passerines by sight and sound (preferably southwestern birds), the ability to hike for hours in hot and strenuous conditions, good communication skills, and a willingness to live and work with a large field crew. Applicants must be available from 18 March through 15 June, 2012. Couples with experience are encouraged to apply. Surveyors will be hired as seasonal temporary GBBO employees and paid $1800-$2200/month depending on experience. Field vehicles and housing (combination of field house/apartment and camping) will be provided. Please send a brief cover letter (highlighting bird survey experience and the date you could begin work) and resume (including the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of 3 references) to AMY LEIST (email leist AT gbbo.org) by 10 Feb, 2012.
