BOREAL EDUCATOR – full time position

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Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory in partnership with the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society We are looking for a creative, experienced educator who can develop and deliver fun, interactive and hands-on programming about the boreal forest, birds and forestry for audiences of all ages. This position is responsible for assisting in the delivery of well-established… Read more »

August 22 – 28, 2024

Posted | filed under Station reports.

Ask the field staff how the past week has been going at the station, and the response is SLOW! With fall arriving in the boreal forest, we are observing a significant slowdown in fall migration with captures of some warbler species slowing down to a trickle. We are also starting to observe flocks of migratory… Read more »

July 13 – 19, 2023

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Fall migration monitoring has officially begun! The warblers are beginning to move past the station including Tennessee Warblers, Yellow Warblers, and Myrtle Warblers. We are also observing many juvenile birds getting ready to depart the boreal forest plus 200 Tree Sparrows were spotted migrating overhead after the heavy rain last week.  Although it seems like… Read more »