Coastal Waterbird Technician

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** 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.
* Length of Assignment:
March 16, 2026 through August 16, 2026

* Hours:

35 hours per week

* Location:

This role is a field position working remotely at various sites along coastal Connecticut based out of Audubon CT’s coastal field office in Branford, CTCompensation:$20.00 - $22.00 / hour
** Additional

Job Description
**** 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:
* Partner with Audubon staff to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging principles are incorporated and followed in all aspects of our work.
* Working with Alliance partners’ field staff to monitor and manage beach-nesting birds and reduce human disturbance at nesting sites by positively and professionally enforcing site ordinances while educating the public about the protected shorebird species.
* Coordinate management and monitoring efforts with other Audubon Alliance field staff and partners.
* 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 Plover nest exclosures throughout the season.
* Locate and monitor beach-nesting birds, including nest searching, collecting nest and chick survival data, documenting predators and instances of human disturbance.
* Potential to assist with the monitoring of island nesting species, such as American Oystercatcher and Common Tern by assisting with surveys and installation of string fencing.
* Engage with the public to educate beach visitors about beach-nesting and migratory shorebirds to reduce disturbances at nesting sites and interact with partners and landowners (private, municipal and 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…