There are many different jobs available to
you as a Friend of the Aviary. You can spend
as little
as 2-3 hours every second week, or
as much time as you have, working with and
for the birds.
The following are some of the ways that
you can help:
- Care and Feeding of the Birds:
This is a basic job. Every day of
the year a team of volunteers arrives
each morning to clean the Aviary
and put out fresh food and water.
- Aviary Maintenance: A crew
meets regularly on weekday evenings
to perform repairs or upgrades to
the Aviary.
- Aviary Cleaning: A crew meets
regularly on Saturday afternoons to
clean the aviary for Sunday Afternoon
openings.
- Breeding Committee: A committee
which co-ordinates the breeding of
the birds at the Aviary. Jobs include
nest box installation, record keeping,
bird banding and hand rearing
of
baby birds.
- Health Committee: A committee
meets regularly to oversee preventative
and emergency health care of the
birds.
- Visitor Guides: If you like
people as well as birds, this may
be for you. Visitor Guides
show visitors
around the Aviary, identify the birds
and explain the operations of the
Aviary.
- Newsletter: Write for our bi-monthly
newsletter.
Not only will you be helping the birds,
and helping the City of Hamilton preserve
a landmark institution, you will certainly
make new friends, learn a lot about birds,
and, if you're already an expert, enjoy
the experience of of teaching people about
birds. You will also get to know birds
that you might not have the time, the
money or the space to keep yourself.
