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