Shannon Ritchie’s Winter Field Work 2016/2017 – Rouge National Urban Park / Toronto, ON
Frozen field site
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Bundled up for a cold
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Cold field site
Tracked turtles with transmitter on shell
Research equipment
Tracked turtle in vegetation
Blanding’s predated
Turtle under 2″ of ice (ibutton and transmitter attached to shell)
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Early winter tracking
Mid winter melt
Shannon Ritchie’s Turtley ibutton Adventure:
Painted Turtle
Weight and Measuring the Turtles
Weight and Measuring the Turtles
Radio Tracking Turtles
It’s tricky business radio tracking turtles in the deep part of the pond
Radio tag and ibutton attached – off I go to find my overwintering site!
Rowshyra and her Painted Trutle
Attaching ibuttons
I found him over here!
Looking good little guy – Radio tag attached – ibutton ready for epoxy
Beautiful Blanding’s Turtle
Paul doing all the work (radio tracking) as we watch
Mandrak Lab 