TURTLE TRACKS

"CATHERINE'S TRACKS"

DAY 4:


Location: Catherine has moved approx. 15 feet NE of her last position.


Activity Status: on surface, head in, male box turtle #ABI attempting to mate with her!!


Habitat: Grassy field with clumps of thick grasses, Multiflora Rose, Blackberry and young Yellow Poplar and Black Locust approx. 15 feet from edge of regenerating forest. Both turtles were under the edge of a Multiflora Rose bush.


Day 04 stats

Date: 05-27-08

Elevation: 2735'

Humidity: 74.9%RH

Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 69.4 F

Temperature: 75.9 F at ground level.

Temperature: 71.4 F 5 feet above ground level.

Temperature over entire study site: 77.3 F at weather station on lodge.

Precipitation over last 24 hours: "

Weather: P/C, rain showers over last 3 hours, DSLR: 0.

Winds: calm.

Barometric Pressure: 913.2 mbar

Moon Phase: waning gibbous % of full.

Other animal activity in area: none

Check out the new video of Catherine below!!

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