TURTLE TRACKS
"MRS. BONES TRACKS"
DAY 1
Location: Mrs. Bones was released near the same log in the forest where Bones hibernated last winter.
Habitat: Oak/Pine forest with Mtn. Laurel, Rhododendron and blueberry understory.
Activity Status: Release. One hour later she had dug deeply into the nearby dry leaves as seen in the above photo.
Day 1 stats
Date: 10-26-08
Location time: 3:00 pm.
Elevation: ~2650' (GPS)
Relative Humidity at ground level: 53.2 %
Relative Humidity at 5' above GL: 48.8 %
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.5 F
Temperature at ground level: 68.5 F
Temperature 5 feet above ground level: 62.9 F
Weather: clear, DSLR: 1. ~2.25" precip. over 10/24-25.
Winds: breezy in canopy, slight breeze @ forest floor.
Barometric Pressure: 918.1 mbar
Other animal activity in area: none
Check out the first movie of Mrs. Bones Tracks below!