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Skills that get you hired
Species identification by sight and sound
Bird song identification alone can get you onto survey crews every spring.
Mapping software
Geographic information systems. Almost every wildlife report is a map plus an argument.
Statistics and the R programming language
Models that estimate where a species lives and how many there are are the core analysis in the field.
Animal handling and telemetry (tracking by radio or satellite)
Netting, collaring and tracking. Learned on crews, not in class.