Hawk Watch Coordinator - Ashland Nature Center

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Coordinator will manage a hawk watch station in Delaware by officially counting migrant raptors, managing volunteer counters, keeping database up to date, and interpreting hawk migration for the general visiting public. Position is funded by a grant from the Delmarva Ornithological Society. Ashland Hawk Watch is located at the Delaware Nature Society's Ashland Nature Center in the hills of the northern Delaware Piedmont region outside Wilmington. The station is atop a hill with excellent views to the northeast overlooking the Red Clay Valley. The Fall Hawk Watch expects 5,000 to 10,000 raptors.

Hiring 1 Hawk Watch Coordinator. General duties include:

• Being the consistent presence and hawk counter at the Hawk Watch.
• Managing and training volunteer hawk counters.
• Managing data compilation and submission.
• Prepare a seasonal report for publication.
• Posting a daily entry of birds on the Delaware bird listserve.
• Creating a power point summary of the season.
• Interpreting hawk migration for visiting groups and individuals.

Salary and Housing: Please contact for details. Position Dates and Working Hours: 40 hours per week including some weekend work from September 1 through the end of November, 2008.

Skill Requirements:

Must be able to identify eastern raptors by sight at sometimes great distances and be familiar with patterns of migration in general.

Must be willing and able to interpret raptor migration for the general public and work well with people.

Tolerate outdoor conditions on a daily basis including heat, cold, wind, and insects.

Please submit resume for consideration by July 31 to: Joe Sebastiani, Delaware Nature Society, P.O. Box 700, Hockessin, DE 19707. E-mail or call (302) 239-2334 ext. 115