Grassland Bird Technician - Plains

Position: Grassland Bird Technician - Great Plains
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** About Audubon
** The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet’s health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet.

Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come. Learn more at  and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety.
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* Position Summary:

** Audubon Great Plains is a growing conservation leader in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, establishing creative programs to protect, conserve, and enhance habitat for a wide variety of bird species. From backyard conservation to vast prairies and prairie wetlands, Audubon Great Plains is on the leading edge of advancing conservation in the Northern Great Plains. We are heavily involved with private and public stakeholders to ensure that the future is bright for birds and the community of the Northern Great Plains, because we believe that “Where birds thrive, people prosper”.The

Seasonal Grassland Bird Technician provides key data collection services to support decision making by landowners and land managers enrolled in Audubon Great Plains working lands programs. The Seasonal Grassland Bird Technician will work under the supervision and guidance of the Audubon Great Plains working lands team to perform a variety of duties related to monitoring rangeland community conditions and pollinator and avian community response to applied land management.

The grassland bird technician will be responsible for primary data collection, documentation, and data entry/analysis. Other duties as assigned.  This position also participates in learning, mentorship and professional development opportunities. The work is performed outdoors, possibly in rugged terrain and variable weather at remote locations. The technician will work alone and in team environments, and during early morning or late evening hours as needed.

The first half of the season is focused on avian monitoring through both point and transect counts; the second half on pollinator monitoring, vegetation monitoring, professional development, and data entry. Extensive travel may be required. Technicians will maintain high quality communication with landowners and Audubon staff to ensure monitoring is accurately and quickly completed. This is a 16 week seasonal position, to start in early to mid-May and end in late August.

** This position will require significant travel across the Dakotas and Nebraska; overnight travel will constitute up to 50% of position time. Housing is provided near Jamestown, North Dakota or the candidate may provide their own housing in one of the Dakotas.
** Compensation:$21.75 – 24.50 / hour
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Job Description
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* Essential Functions:

*** Complete grassland bird, pollinator habitat, and vegetation monitoring using established protocols on project lands enrolled in the Audubon Great Plains working lands programs:
Audubon Conservation Ranching Program, Prairie Management Toolbox, and Conservation Forage Program.
* Organize collected data and enter monitoring data into computer and online databases accurately.
* Effectively communicate monitoring results with range ecologists and program manager to inform habitat organization plans and program compliance.
* Maintain professional communication with enrolled landowners.
* Camp at remote locations alone in preparation for early morning surveys.
* Attend avian survey training…