"Osprey Nest Monitoring & Conservation"

About the Project:
Ospreys are high adaptable fish-eating birds of prey that nest on Eckerd College’s bay-front campus and the surrounding coastal areas. Join a team of students who are monitoring Ospreys in our area to determine nest choice, timing of nesting, nesting success and potential hazards to Ospreys. Freshman Research Associates will be responsible for the 12 osprey nests on campus and will visit nests weekly to determine the health of our local Osprey population as well as answer additional questions about Osprey behavior and population dynamics.

The Freshman Research Associate Program at Eckerd College honors academically outstanding students with awards of up to $1,000. The program also provides the opportunity, during the freshman year, for the award winners to work closely with a sponsor (faculty or administrative personnel) on a project of mutual interest. Associates might assist with research for faculty publication or new courses, conduct scientific experiments, work with creative artists, or develop projects related to any phase of the academic, cultural, and social life of the college. Scholars are selected on the basis of achievement in high school and on the creativity and depth of responses to items on this application.​

Online submission due no later than February 1, 2018.