Andy Brown The manager of the Farmland Raptor Program of the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership.
Last fall, they mentioned how they were blessed to have one of our students as an intern with our Northern Saw-whet Owl banding program at Lambs Knoll, in Frederick County, Md.
They are currently looking for interns to assist with the Barn Owl and Kestrel nesting programs that we run during the spring and summer.
The interns would be assisting with nest box monitoring, banding of the chicks and adults and collecting morphological data.
Additionally, they will be responsible for completing data entry. They manage nearly 200 Barn Owl boxes and 150 Kestrel boxes throughout the State.
While this is an unpaid internship, They feel it would be a great way for students to gain some practical field experience working with these raptors.
More details below
- May through August, Various locations statewide
- Must have transportation
- Work is mostly outdoors on farmlands
- Must feel comfortable with climbing a ladder.
- Send interest letter to Andrew Brown, Program Manager at 3.andrew.brown@gmail.com
- Duties include nest box monitoring, assist with banding of both chicks and adult Barn Owls and Kestrels, collection of morphometric data from adult birds and data management.