Skills involving the handling, medicating, and measuring of birds of varying sizes.Ībility to interact professionally with the public, both in person and on the phone.
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Learn skills like how to check for bone breaks, properly bandage injuries, and perform basic physical therapy on birds. Work closely with staff, fellow interns, volunteers, and the public.ĭevelop an understanding of avian anatomy, symptoms of illness, and learn how to perform thorough exams on birds ranging in size from a Ruby-throated Hummingbird to an American Crow. Provide species specific diets and enrichment to over 80 bird species. Learn how to properly set up, clean, and maintain injured/orphaned bird enclosures and outdoor flight cages. Maintain accurate health records and documentation of daily weights, medications, injuries, and more in our online database. Below are a few protocols and skills you will learn and use as an intern:įeed and tend to injured and orphaned songbirds of all ages and species. It is up to the individual to study and learn rehabilitation protocols of the Bird Center. We ask that you have minimal requests off for the busy summer season.Īll of the duties and responsibilities needed for this internship are trained on the job by trained staff members. BCM work schedules include working rotated AM and PM weekdays and weekends and includes some government holidays. to 9 p.m., with a possible overlap mid-day for shift change. Schedule: Shifts for interns are from 7 a.m. a week) will receive $100 stipend weekly. a week) will receive $50 stipend weekly and full-time (35-37 hrs. Pay: Part-time and full-time hours are available. Training for internship is one to two days in mid-to-late April. Agency Bird Center of Michigan Location Ann Arbor, MI Job Category Internships Salary Stipend Start Date Last Date to Apply Website Description Position: Wildlife Rehabilitation Internĭates: This position will be from through mid/end of August.
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