Avian Conservation Field Technicians and Interns (6-7 positions)

SEASONAL AVIAN CONSERVATION FIELD TECHNICIANS AND INTERNS needed for work with the Kaua’i Forest Bird Recovery Project. Our project focuses on a variety of work with three critically-endangered endemic Hawaiian songbirds, the Akikiki, Akeke’e and Puaiohi, that all inhabit the extremely wet, beautiful and rugged montane rainforest on the island of Kaua’i. The position will focus on searching for endangered bird nests, conducting bird surveys, vegetation and habitat sampling, mist-netting and banding birds, and maintaining rat control grids. Crew will also assist in our second year of extracting eggs from Akikiki and Akeke’e nests to start a captive breeding program in collaboration with the San Diego Zoo. This is a rare opportunity to work on endangered tropical species in the U.S. while gaining valuable research skills. The work is physically challenging, requiring a 4 to 8 mile hike to the main field camps by way of steep slopes, tangled forest and stream crossings on obscure trails with up to forty (40) pound packs. Daily field conditions include hiking through dense forest in and along streams, often in rainy and chilly weather.