Nest Box Monitor - Charles River Valley

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ORGANIZATION: The Trustees of Reservations

Opportunity Overview

Volunteers are needed at several Trustees properties in the Charles River Valley to monitor our bluebird nest boxes. Not only are birds very important to our local environment, but they also bring us joy with their vibrant color and beautiful song! This volunteer position requires checking 10 or 20 bird boxes and collecting data about each one. The data will be submitted as part of a national effort to track reproductive success for all North American breeding birds. This information is vital to protecting wildlife in New England and across the continent.

The nest box monitor will make a significant contribution to avian conservation while having the unique opportunity to observe our bluebirds’ nest building, egg laying, hatching, and fledging process.

Responsibilities

  • ·Monitor bird boxes weekly at one of five properties: Fork Factory Brook (Medfield), Powisset Farm (Dover), Charles River Peninsula (Needham), Rocky Narrows (Sherborn), Cormier Woods (Mendon and Uxbridge)
  • Collect data on each bird box with a provided data sheet
  • Enter data into Cornell University’s Nestwatch website
  • Control House Sparrows as needed
  • Clean out nest boxes and report on repair needs at end of season
  • Interact with park visitors as needed and answer questions about our nest box program
  • Log volunteer hours in a timely fashion

Qualifications

  • Good communication skills
  • Dress in appropriate clothes and footwear for varying weather conditions: hot and dry, cold or wet, etc.
  • Willingness to learn how to properly check the boxes without damaging nests
  • Ability to record accurate data using spreadsheet
  • Access to a computer to enter data into Cornell’s Nestwatch interactive website
  • Knowledge of local birds
  • Familiarity with the Charles River Valley properties

Time Commitment

At least 2 hours per week for 5 months

Minimum monitoring requirement is approximately 1 hour per week from late March through early August to monitor and an additional 1 hour per week to enter collected data into Cornell’s NestWatch database from your home computer.

Visit our volunteer page to express interest, http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/

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About The Trustees of Reservations

Location:

200 High Street, Boston, MA 02110, US

Mission Statement

The Trustees of Reservations is here to protect and share the Massachusetts places people love for their exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value. For their trails, their history, their gardens, their beaches. For the simple reason that nature and culture can soothe the soul and improve our lives.

Description

Who We Are

We are more than 100,000 people like you who love the outdoors, who love the distinctive charms of New England, and who believe in celebrating and protecting them, for everyone, forever.

Together with our neighbors, we protect the distinct character of our communities and inspire a commitment to our special places. Our passion is to share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for.

What We Do

We enjoy and care for more than 100 special places - nearly 25,000 acres - all around Massachusetts. And we are actively building an extended family of friends and neighbors across the state that can help in their different ways.

What We Are Up Against

Through more than 100 years of hard work and high standards, The Trustees have built a sterling reputation and a stunning physical legacy.

Today, the places we care about are going fast, and the forces undermining them, including climate change, are moving faster. We need to tap the wellspring of people’s joy - in their communities, their heritage, and the natural world - and mobilize a whole new generation to care.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Community
Environment
Animals, Community, Environment

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Powisset Farm39 Powisset StDover, MA 02030

(42.225506,-71.26035)
 

DATE POSTED

December 15, 2017

SKILLS

  • Multi-Tasking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Organization
  • Environmental Education
  • Animal Care / Handling
  • Habitat Restoration

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Must be at least 18
  • 2 hours per week, March-August
  • knowledge of birds; ability to travel to various properties

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