TURTLE TRACKS

"MOJO'S TRACKS"

DAY EIGHT:

Location: Mojo has moved 290 feet east of his day 7 location.

Habitat: He was sitting on surface under a young Red Oak tree in the middle of a small clearing about 30 feet from the edge of the forest. He was on the eastern edge of the southeast facing old field that he has been in since he was released. The nearby tree cover is mainly Oak, Hickory, Yellow Poplar, Red Maple, Sourwood, Dogwood and American Holly with a ground cover and understory of Multflora rose, Blackberry, Greenbrier, Sumac, Sassafras and mixed grasses and Goldenrod.

Other animals found nearby: One (1) unidentified land snail with a shell of approximately 1" across.

Day 8 stats

Date: 10-18-07

Location time: 3:30 pm.

Elevation: 2898 feet

Humidity: 79% RH

Temperature: 65 F

Weather: Light rains over the last 8 hours. More rain T-storms predicted over the next 12-24 hours.

Winds: calm.

Barometric Pressure: 914.8 mbar and falling.

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