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