Summer Interpreter

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Job Type:     Full-time seasonal position based on 36.25 hours/week Term:             May 1 to Aug 31, 2026 with the possibility of extension until the end of October Wage:            $22-25 per hour depending on experience Job Description: The Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory and our education partner, the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society are… Read more »

August 22 – 28, 2024

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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 »