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