TURTLE TRACKS

"JIMMY'S TRACKS"

DAY 2:


Location: Jimmy has moved over 300 feet North of his discovery and release location! He is sitting on a SW facing slope in a mature forest approx. 30 feet from the field.

Activity Status: On surface, head out, sitting in spot of sun in Rhodo. thicket.

Habitat: Mature Oak, Hickory, Poplar, Red Maple forest with understory of Rhodo, Mtn. Laurel, Blackberry and ferns.

Day 02 stats

Date: 05-16-08

Elevation: 3046'

Humidity: 67.0%RH

Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 57.2 F

h1 align="center">Temperature: 70.9 F at ground level.

Temperature: 69.0 F 5 feet above ground level.

Temperature over entire study site: ~65 F at weather station on lodge.

Precipitation over last 24 hours: .50"

Weather: clear, sunny, DSLR: 0.

Winds: P/C, 2 mph N breeze,

Barometric Pressure: 912.3 mbar

Moon Phase: N/R.

Other animal activity in area: none

Check out the first video of Jimmy below!!

Click the photo below to go to the previous days track log.


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