Stretch goal!

First I want to say thanks to all our current backers. You guys have ensured that we can continue our radar monitoring next spring. 

But the radar sampling is just a component of this research. We are using other methods to study the effect of artificial lights on bird migration. We are collaborating with four different banding stations in the Mid-Atlantic region. In Spring 2016 we were able to hire two banders to support their operation. In fall 2016 we could not do that. We ran out of funds. The Chester River Research Station is one of such stations. Great guys, super pro! They took the challenge and continued collecting data for our project even though they were crazy busy in some days. Our collaboration will continue into the next year, and we'd like to be able to support them somehow. Given that they are getting extra work due to our project, the best way we can think of is by helping them with some of their work load. We can do that by hiring an assistant to help them in their banding operation. Could you, good people of the world, help us do that too?

The question we want to answer with this component is whether artificial lights entice nocturnal migrants to land and stopover near light-polluted areas. Our experimental site is within the area where the Chester River banding array is installed, then we will evaluate whether the same 'lights-on' 'lights-off' treatment we are using during the radar monitoring affects the number of captures per net/hour, comparing between mornings following nights with lights on vs. mornings following nights with lights off.

We need another $3500 to hire a bander technician for two months to support the Chester River banding operation and our project. We already have $710 over the original goal, then we still need $2790. We do not need housing for this person since that can be shared with the radar technician that we will hire thanks to your contributions too. The campaign is still alive, please help us achieve this new goal!