TURTLE TRACKS
"MOJO'S TRACKS"
DAY 32:
Location: Mojo has not moved from his previous location. He is still hibernating in the area of very dense briers where I found him on day 14. At that time he was partially buried in the leaf litter under a 3" diameter American Holly tree. As you can see from the above photo his transmitter and a small part of his shell were visible on day 14. Since that time more leaves have fallen and totally covered him under about 4 inches of dry leaves.
Activity Status: Inactive and in hibernation. *
Habitat: South facing slope on the northern edge of the old field. The tree cover is a regnerating forest of young American Holly, Dogwood, Poplar and Red Maple and with a ground cover and understory of Greenbrier, Multiflora Rose, Blackberry, Blueberry and mixed grasses.
Day 32 stats
Date: 03-13-08
Location time: 3:15 pm.
Elevation: 3083'
Humidity: 24.7%RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.6 F
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
DAY 32:
Location: Mojo has not moved from his previous location. He is still hibernating in the area of very dense briers where I found him on day 14. At that time he was partially buried in the leaf litter under a 3" diameter American Holly tree. As you can see from the above photo his transmitter and a small part of his shell were visible on day 14. Since that time more leaves have fallen and totally covered him under about 4 inches of dry leaves.
Activity Status: Inactive and in hibernation. *
Habitat: South facing slope on the northern edge of the old field. The tree cover is a regnerating forest of young American Holly, Dogwood, Poplar and Red Maple and with a ground cover and understory of Greenbrier, Multiflora Rose, Blackberry, Blueberry and mixed grasses.
Day 32 stats
Date: 03-13-08
Location time: 3:15 pm.
Elevation: 3083'
Humidity: 24.7%RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.6 F
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Activity Status: Inactive and in hibernation. *
Habitat: South facing slope on the northern edge of the old field. The tree cover is a regnerating forest of young American Holly, Dogwood, Poplar and Red Maple and with a ground cover and understory of Greenbrier, Multiflora Rose, Blackberry, Blueberry and mixed grasses.
Day 32 stats
Date: 03-13-08
Location time: 3:15 pm.
Elevation: 3083'
Humidity: 24.7%RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.6 F
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Day 32 stats
Date: 03-13-08
Location time: 3:15 pm.
Elevation: 3083'
Humidity: 24.7%RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.6 F
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Location time: 3:15 pm.
Elevation: 3083'
Humidity: 24.7%RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.6 F
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Humidity: 24.7%RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.6 F
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Temperature: 89.3* F at ground level. (*intense sun shining on Mojo's hibernation location!)
Temperature: 73.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Temperature over entire study site: 76.2 F at weather station on lodge.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: .00"
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Weather: P/C, sunny, breezy.
Winds: SE @ 3-4 mph
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Barometric Pressure: 906.9 mbar
Moon Phase: 1st Qtr 54% of full.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.
Other animal activity in area: Leaf litter disturbed down to bare soil at turtles hibernations location. Turtle in same location as before. Probably songbird foraging activity. Approx. 10% of turtles shell exposed to direct sun.
Click the photo below to go to the previous day's Track Log.