Job Opportunities

The Forest Birds at Risk Field Technicians will survey private and public woodlots for forest birds, with a focus on five target species at risk: Cerulean Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Louisiana Waterthrush, Prothonotary Warbler, and Red-headed Woodpecker.

Field Technicians for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas will collect field data on the occurrence, breeding behavior, and abundance of birds in the region. Project staff will be required to travel by vehicle, by foot, and in some instances by bicycle, often in very remote areas both individually and in small teams. Accommodations will be primarily in tents, camping throughout the field season.

The Field Biologist for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas will supervise a small team (1-3 Field Technicians) in the field to collect data on the occurrence, breeding behaviour and abundance of birds in the region. Project staff will be required to travel by vehicle, by foot, and in some instances by bicycle, often in very remote areas both individually and in small teams.

Grassland Bird Technicians will conduct fieldwork across various sites on both private and public lands in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba to monitor and assess grassland bird populations. Primary responsibilities include early morning avian point counts, rapid vegetation and habitat assessments, and the deployment and retrieval of autonomous recording units (ARUs). Additional duties include data entry, equipment maintenance, and preliminary processing of bioacoustic samples.

Seasonal volunteer internships are available at Birds Canada’s two bird observatories situated at two of Ontario’s foremost bird migration hotspots; Long Point Bird Observatory, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and Thunder Cape Bird Observatory which it operates in partnership with the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists on the north shore of Lake Superior, near Thunder Bay, Ontario.