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