TURTLE TRACKS

"BONES TRACKS"

DAY 21:

Location: Bones is in the exact spot that he was on day 20. He was under a small American Holly buried under the leaf litter and only partially visible. He has moved deeper into the leaf litter and only a small protion of his carapace iwas visible. It is possible that Bones has chosen this spot as the place he will spend the winter. He is under the small clump of bushes to the left of the small mulch pile in the center of the below photo.

Activity Status: "long winters nap."

Habitat: Edge of small grassy clearing and forest of White Pine, American Holly, Montain Laurel and Rhodendron with an understory of Blueberries. There are also White Oak, Red Maple and Sourwood scattered throughout area.

Day 21 stats

Date: 11-05-07

Location time: 9:30 am.

Elevation: 2765 feet

Relative Humidity at ground level: 55.2%

Temperature at ground level: 48.8F

Temperature 5 feet above ground level: 44.9F

Weather: clear, no rain over last 24 hours. Slight chance of rain predicted over next 24 hours. Temperature dropped into mid 30's overnight.

Winds: calm.

Barometric Pressure: 927.5 mbar

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent, 13% full

No movie was recorded of Bones today but you may check out the last movie of Bones' Tracks from day 19 below.

Click the photo below to go to the Track Log for Tracking Day 20.


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