#INHS Forbes Biological Station director Auriel Fournier models the migratory connectivity of #birds & works to better understand when they migrate & where. She specializes in secretive marsh birds called rails! #NationalBirdDay Learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/359Qnr2 Prairie Research Institute

#INHS Forbes Biological Station ​scientists were in the air on Jan. 5 & 8 surveying #waterfowl—their last flight of the 2020 #migration. They'll resume aerial surveys in mid-Feb., or when the ice starts to break up. 🦆🦆🦆 [1/2] #ornithology #WorkingWednesday Auriel Fournier Prairie Research Institute

"Most of the #ducks are now gone except for a few Mallards, Common Goldeneyes, & Common Mergansers," said Forbes Biological Station #waterfowl ecologist Aaron Yetter. "A raft of Canvasbacks is hanging on near Nauvoo, IL." [2/2] #ornithology #WorkingWednesday Auriel Fournier Prairie Research Institute

Conduct #NOAAFirebird research from the #INHS Forbes Biological Station & along the Gulf of Mexico coast as an University of Illinois PhD student! #ornithology #GulfMxBirds Apply by Mar. 1 ➡️ bit.ly/3nrDHSF 🔥🔥🔥 Auriel Fournier Thomas J. Benson @iBioIllinois Prairie Research Institute

Join #INHS Illinois River Biological Station in Havana, IL as an aquatic field tech! The 10+ #fishsci techs hired will assist with applied aquatic ecology & large river system research. #FishyFriday Apply by Feb. 26! ➡️ bit.ly/3ce5Z0X 🐟🐟🐟 @LamerJim Prairie Research Institute American Fisheries Society

Come work with us! IRBS is looking for Aquatic Field Technicians to help with our various projects in summer 2021! Apply by Feb 26th! Havana, IL (10+) blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/7224…... Oglesby, IL (2) blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/2054… @LamerJim Illinois Natural History Survey Prairie Research Institute American Fisheries Society

Job Posting: Research Scientist in Waterfowl Ecology, DU Canada, Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research. Become part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to wetland conservation. Deadline extended to April 12. iwwr.ducks.ca/about-us/caree… #ornithology #wetlands #waterfowl

Come work with our colleagues at the Forbes Biological Station! Great people and excellent scientists!

Interested in #ornithology? Come research and monitor #waterfowl & wetland birds and the habitats they depend on as an ecologist with the #INHS Forbes Biological Station! Apply by June 11! ➡️ bit.ly/3or38Wl 🦆 Auriel Fournier @WilsonOrnithSoc @iBioIllinois #BlackBirders

Illinois Natural History Survey is #hiring a waterfowl & wetland bird ecologist! Come research and monitor #waterfowl & wetland birds and the habitats they depend on at our Forbes Biological Station! ⏰ Apply by 6/11 ⏰ bit.ly/3or38Wl Auriel Fournier @WilsonOrnithSoc @iBioIllinois #BlackBirders

#INHS Forbes Biological Station grad student Stephanie M. Schmidt has spent the last 2 summers searching for marshbird nests & capturing least bitterns at TNC in Illinois's #EmiquonNaturePreserve to study the species' nesting success, movements, & survival! #WorkingWednesday Auriel Fournier #ILLINOIS

From Sept–Jan, Forbes Biological Station staff fly surveys to estimate the # of #ducks & geese that are found along >214 miles of the IL River & 272 miles of the central Mississippi River. For weekly #waterfowl data ➡️ bit.ly/3BjOkOP Auriel Fournier Ducks Unlimited Research & Innovation at Illinois

Firebird: Protecting marsh birds through fire management on the Gulf Coast. Highlights from our own Jena Moon, USGS, and Auriel Fournier restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/living-coastal…

The #NOAAFirebird project, led by Auriel Fournier asks: How can prescribed 🔥 be used in high marsh systems while best supporting the breeding practices/habitat needs of bird species? Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3BZ1Gk3 Funding: NOAA RESTORE Science Program #WorkingWednesday

Releasing our first Virginia Rail of the season! Forbes Biological Station

We really enjoyed having Rebecca out to the station in Fall 2021, and are so glad to share the joy of rails and rail migration with everyone through her wonderful book!