Help Mass Audubon monitor Bobolinks and other grassland breeding birds at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary. Bobolinks rely on open fields for nesting, and careful monitoring helps us better understand their presence, abundance, and breeding behavior while informing thoughtful grassland management.
Bobolink Monitoring Volunteers will be trained to conduct weekly visual surveys from designated vantage points around the fields. To minimize disturbance, volunteers will observe from select locations and record Bobolink activity and behaviors through an online datasheet.
Shift/Schedule Information
This position runs from the last week of May through approximately the second week of July.
Monitoring will take place during early weekday mornings, generally between 6:00 am and 9:00 am, with volunteers rotating through 3 to 4 vantage points.
Additional morning surveys may be added if more volunteers are available.
Qualifications
Volunteers should be comfortable with grassland bird identification (both visual and audible), using binoculars, recording accurate field data, walking short distances on uneven terrain, and tracking volunteer hours through an online form. Training will be provided.
Successful completion of a CORI/SORI background check.
Prior birding experience is required, and previous grassland bird monitoring experience is helpful.
To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," share in a few sentences a little about yourself and why you would be a good fit for this position. Please note this step is only to express interest in this opportunity. Our volunteer coordinator will follow up with you with more information and next steps.
