A. Prepare for the field season from March 1 of the current contract term through April 30 of the current contract term. B. Post Avian Field Technician job announcements on wildlife job boards online (e.g., Colorado State University, Texas A & M, Ornithology Exchange) and offer positions to past Avian Field Technicians with the goal of hiring high-quality Avian Field Technicians with a combination of education and experience in wildlife and the biological sciences. This ensures the most accurate data collection possible. C. Employ a staff member who will work part-time as a landowner liaison. The landowner liaison will work on compiling and coordinating landowner information throughout the year. This person will be responsible for researching and securing landowner information for transects on private property, contacting landowners for permission to survey on their land, and maintaining a landowner database for Avian Field Technicians to access. The landowner liaison will follow-up with landowners at the end of the survey season with a letter summarizing the birds observed on their property and thanking them for their participation. D. Update and print data sheets for all Avian Field Technicians for the field season. E. Update protocols, in consultation with CPW.
