Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch near Carlisle, PA

Organization: National Audubon Society

Duties: 

• Identify and count all migrating raptors and other migrants as required
• Maintain hourly and daily records
• Provide daily summaries for online and social media posts
• Assist with compiling the end-of-season summary report
• Work in collaboration with count volunteers
• Interact with hawk watch site visitors

Desired qualifications: 

• Minimum of one season of previous counting experience
• Ability to identify eastern raptors in flight at great distances
• Must be detail oriented; careful data collecting skills
• Experience interacting with the public and excellent interpersonal skills
• Be an enthusiastic and motivated self-starter who is also a strong team player
• Be willing to work irregular hours under sometimes difficult field conditions
• Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces, climb multiple steep steps and lift 25 lbs. as necessary
• Ability to tolerate long periods of time outside in harsh weather
• All applicants must have their own vehicle, and a valid driver’s license

Start and end dates: 12 weeks (September through November, 2017) for the fall migration.

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