I'm hiring!

Looking for someone to do quantitative work on the #NOAAFirebird Project and work on structured decision making support for a few other projects

The projects are bird focused, but glad to hire someone with the quantitative skills who is willing to learn the bird part

Located at Forbes Biological Station in Havana, IL.

Starts at 57k/yr plus benefits

Applications due by Sept 5

Glad to answer your questions!

https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/7529?c=illinois

#Ornithology #OrnithologyJobs #WildlifeJobs

If you're interested in seeing some of how #NOAAFirebird samples for eastern Black Rail and Yellow Rail in the winter, this video spotlighting Heather Levy and the Tall Timbers crew's work in Florida is a great place to start

https://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/2023/06/rail-search-deep-in-the-marsh-a-firebird-hides/

#Ornithology #FieldWork #SneakyBirds

Also. So. Many. Mosquitoes.

So. Many.

#NOAAFirebird

Great survey last night here in Texas.

Saw 9 black rails and 1 yellow rail!

Caught 6 black rails!

Took feather samples so we can assess with stable isotopes if they are resident or winter migrants.

3 of the birds we caught were banded in november by colleagues on the project, these recaps help us understand how they use a site.

#NOAAFirebird

All birds captured and handled by trained professionals with all the permits.

Did our first survey for Black and Yellow Rails last night here in Texas, didn't see any rails, but a solid first night of learning for the new folks, and some gorgeous wetlands

also a few mosquitoes

#NOAAFirebird

on the Texas coast for the next 9 days or so trying to catch some Yellow and Black Rails as a part of #NOAAFirebird

Wish us luck!

And please don't try this at home unless you have all the permits and training! Birds generally require permits, and Black Rail is federally threatened, so more permit

Hi All I moved my profile over to spore, so I'll #Introduce myself

I'm Auriel (she/her) and my day job is running Forbes Biological Station, a #FieldStation in Illinois focused on research around #wetlands and wetland #birds. My specialty is #rails

I do a lot of #DecisionScience as well, and lead the #NOAAFirebird project.

I have opinions about unpaid labor.

I love #gardening and #canning and #preserving #food, #hiking, #reading #scifi, #fantasy, #thrillers, adventure, memoirs and more.