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Osprey Surveyor Needed

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Paul Bystrak

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Paul Bystrak

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Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:07:34 -0500

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The following was sent to me for circulation amongst birders.  It is 
self-explanatory.  I have the application form as a Word document and can 
forward it to anyone interested in the contract.  Contact me off-line.

The Delaware Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Division of 
Fish and Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental 
Control is soliciting bids to a establish a short-term contract for osprey 
breeding surveys in Delaware.  The term of the project will extend from 
late March through August 2007.  The scope of work is provided 
below.  Please submit bids to the address below by 4:00 PM March 5, 
2007.  Bids or questions regarding Scope of Work should be addressed to:



Contact:                 Holly Niederriter, Nongame Wildlife Biologist


                  Delaware Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program

                  4876 Hay Point Landing Rd


                  Smyrna, DE 19977

                  Office Phone: (302) 653-2880 Ext. 119
                  Cell Phone:  (302) 382-4152
                  Fax:   (302) 653-3431

SCOPE OF WORK:


Work will consist of conducting surveys for nesting osprey throughout the 
state of Delaware (approximately 300 nests). Contractor must be able to 
work independently and have experience conducting avian surveys, entering 
and evaluating data and will need to provide own transportation and 
schedule with pilots and others as necessary. All nests will be surveyed in 
late April for number of adults present, number of eggs, nest type, nest 
material, and location (latitude and longitude). A second survey will be 
conducted in late June to determine nest success (number of adults, eggs, 
and chicks as well as developmental stage of chicks). A third survey may be 
done in early July to determine fate of late season nests or re-nesting 
attempts. Most survey work will be conducted by fixed-winged aircraft but 
helicopter surveys or airboat surveys will probably be necessary to survey 
nests in the lower inland bays. Fixed wing aircraft time is estimated at 60 
hours. The cost of the boats and aircraft need not be included in the bid 
but the contractor's time should be. If the inland bays are surveyed via 
airboat, the time necessary to complete each set of set of surveys has 
generally been approximately 30 hours in past years. Please also include 5 
days for water quality sampling in your bid; boat and other equipment for 
this task will be provided but contractor will be responsible for 
coordination with boat captain. All times listed are to aide in assembling 
bid; actual surveys times may vary.

The contractor will also be responsible for establishing and coordinating a 
volunteer osprey monitoring project that will provide detailed data on a 
subset of the osprey nests in Delaware. This will entail volunteer 
recruitment, training, data management and responding to questions from the 
volunteers. Since the volunteer time will be used as match for the project, 
all volunteer time must be carefully documented. Some platform repair work 
may be required as well but will not exceed 4 days. Contractor will be 
expected to produce the following deliverables at the end of the contract 
period: Detailed database of results, GIS file of nest locations, osprey 
activity and productivity at each nest structure, maps of nests and final 
report that details methods and results for all aspects of the project. 
Supplies such as mirror poles (if needed), GPS unit and access to GIS 
layers will be provided. Field work and all deliverables must be completed 
by August 30, 2007.

Paul Bystrak

3709 Devonshire Drive
Salisbury, MD 21804
410-572-9950
443-783-1268 (cell)
 


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