TURTLE TRACKS

"MOJO'S TRACKS"

DAY TWELVE:

Location: Mojo has moved about 15 feet southwest of his day 11 location.

Habitat: He was on a south facing slope on the western edge of the old field 6 feet west of his day 4 location. He was partially buried in the leaf litter under a 1" diameter American Holly bush on the edge of the field that had many pockets of Blackberry, rose and thick mixed grasses. The nearby tree cover is mainly Poplar , Red Maple and American Holly with a ground cover and understory of Blackberry, Sumac, Sassafras and mixed grasses and Goldenrod.

Day 12 stats

Date: 10-30-07

Location time: 10:15 am.

Elevation: 3009'

Humidity: 33% RH

Temperature: 88 F in direct sun at ground level. 71 F in the shade at ground level.

Weather: clear, solar radiation intense, no rain predicted for next 24 hours. Temperatures dropped below frezing overnight. Heavy frost. Temps predicted to drop below freezing tonight.

Winds: out of the south at 1.5 mph.

Barometric Pressure: 929.2 mbar and rising.

Activity: head ad front legs not visible under leaves. Rear legs/tail pulled inside shell.

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous 69% of full.

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