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National Audubon Society Coastal Waterbird Technician in Southbury, Connecticut
Location:Southbury, CT | Southbury, CT
Full time
Requisition ID:JR572
Description:Position Summary The Audubon Connecticut Coastal Waterbird Technician will work as a member of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. The Alliance is a partnership between Audubon CT, the Connecticut Audubon Society, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wildlife Division, The Nature Conservancy, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The Alliance implements conservation efforts statewide to protect nesting areas and reduce disturbance, while monitoring the breeding populations of five focal species, Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Least Tern, Common Tern and Black Skimmer. The Coastal Waterbird Technician is responsible for aiding the efforts to inventory, monitor, and steward the five species of breeding coastal waterbirds in Connecticut. This is a great opportunity to work with several species of shorebirds and waterbirds in a unique estuarine ecosystem along the coast of Connecticut.
The Coastal Waterbird Technician is a seasonal, full-time position, 35 hours per week, and is slated for March 17, 2025, through September 14, 2025.
This role is on-site based in coastal Connecticut and the Bent of the River Center, 185 East Flat Hill Rd., Southbury, Connecticut. Compensation: $19.00-$21.00 / hour Essential Functions The Coastal Waterbird Technician will assist conservation scientists with monitoring, research, and management activities for nesting and migratory shorebirds along the coast of Connecticut. Stewardship, inventory and monitoring activities include:
Working with Alliance partners field staff to monitor and manage beach-nesting birds and reducehuman disturbance at nesting sites by positively and professionally enforcing site ordinances whileeducating the public about the protected shorebird species.
Coordinate management and monitoring efforts with other Audubon Alliance field staff andpartners.
Participate in weekly Alliance conference calls and communicate with Alliance staff via Slack, text,phone and email.
Assist with the installation, maintenance and removal of string fencing, signage and Piping Plovernest exclosures throughout the season.
Locate and monitor beach-nesting birds, including nest searching, collecting nest and chick survivaldata, documenting predators and instances of human disturbance.
Engage with the public to educate beach visitors about beach-nesting and migratory shorebirds toreduce disturbances at nesting sites and interact with partners and landowners (private, municipaland State) to coordinate management.
Conduct census surveys and patrol historical nesting sites for focal species.
Daily and weekly data entry into online database software.
Accurately recordi
