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