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