Fun in the Run
Female Diamondback Terrapin Netted in the Run
The third morning of field school begins with a search for diamondback terrapins in the Run … the estuary between Lieutenant Island to the north and the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to the south. When low tide drains the estuary, terrapins are forced to flow with the tide into Wellfleet Bay. As the tide turns, turtles begin to head back into the shallow estuary, affording an opportunity for researchers to net them in relatively clear water.
Low Tide Drained Tidal Flats in the Run
Participants gathered on the low tide drained tidal flats for last minute instructions. Sue Wieber Nourse led the water search for turtles while Don Lewis and Barbara Brennessel set up a processing and documenting station on the flats.
Out in the Run to Net Diamondback Terrapins
Nets at the Ready, The Game’s A-Foot!
Matt (Left) Nets a Male; John Snags a Female
Blown Away by Her Perfect Male Catch
Takes a Big Net to Catch a Small, Fast Turtle
Meet Your Local Reptiles
Bob Prescott Admires This “Golden” Male Terrapin
Turtle Journal Catches the Action
Janet and Male Terrapin Go “Eye-to-Eye”
Ann Examines Female Terrapin While Male Gets Photoed
Recaptured Headstart Female Creates Sensation
John Snaps a Male Terrapin in Motion
Lunch Break
Terrapin: Algonquin Word for “Edible Turtle”