Island work schedule and daily duties are determined by the Island Supervisor and vary based on weather (no entry into the seabird colony is permitted during inclement weather to protect the nesting terns) and time of the nesting season (when tern chicks are fully feathered, entry into the colony is less restrictive). Daily schedule may include, but is not limited to the following: island-wide morning bird count and weather data collection at 6:00 AM; one to two 3-hour “stints” in the observation blinds for data collection each day; seabird trapping, banding, and productivity monitoring; trail maintenance; invasive plant removal (depending on location); computer data entry; daily journal log entries; maintenance of camp facilities...

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