We are looking for a volunteer field assistant to help with research on sexual selection and seasonal colour change in superb fairy-wrens (Australia). We are looking for an experienced mist-netter, who is organised, respectful of animals and enjoys being outdoors. The work involves mistnetting for superb fairy-wrens (banding, blood samples, photography and spectral measurements) and behavioural observations of free-living birds, as well as data entry (rainy day work). Work will be conducted from May-July and September-October 2017, in an open woodland approximately 1 hour east of Melbourne CBD. Our field site provides many opportunities to see unique Australian wildlife, including kangaroos, wallabys and echidnas. The park has diverse range of native birds, such as crested shrike-tits, sac

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