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