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