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