{"id":6601,"date":"2010-06-28T22:54:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T03:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2010-07-04T10:37:08","modified_gmt":"2010-07-04T15:37:08","slug":"turtles-of-cape-cod-field-school-2010-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=6601","title":{"rendered":"Turtles of Cape Cod Field School 2010: Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-001a-840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6603\" title=\"fs 2010 001a 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-001a-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 001a 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-001a-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-001a-480-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Sue Wieber Nourse with Female Juvenile Terrapin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Day One of the 2010 Turtles of Cape Cod Field School kicked off with a fine start\u00c2\u00a0as six terrapins and one box turtle were captured by participants.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-007-840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6621\" title=\"fs 2010 007 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-007-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 007 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-007-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-007-480-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Field School Documents Terrapin Nester at Observation Deck<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The morning started with an expedition to the Run to search for juvenile diamondback terrapins.\u00c2\u00a0 But as field school participants meandered along Goose Pond Trail to reach the bay, they encounterd female Terrapin #1043 just completing her nest by the Observation Deck.\u00c2\u00a0 Students watched as the turtle danced down the last few pats to finish off the nest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-008-840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6619\" title=\"fs 2010 008 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-008-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 008 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-008-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-008-480-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Field School Documents and Protects Terrapin Nest<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">After she completed the nest, student scooped up Turtle 1043 to record her latest measurements and weight, and then turned their attention to\u00c2\u00a0her eggs and the nest which they protected with predator excluder cage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qWOTpZ1ffxA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qWOTpZ1ffxA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Field School Hunts for Juvenile Terrapins in the Run<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Sue Wieber Nourse scored the first capture of the morning with a beautiful female juvenile terrapin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-004-840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6623\" title=\"fs 2010 004 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-004-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 004 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-004-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-004-480-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Matt Captures Male Terrapin in Run<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Matt soon followed with the capture of the only male terrapin of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-009-840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6617\" title=\"fs 2010 009 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-009-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 009 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-009-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-009-480-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Field School Examines Juvenile Terrapins<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Before everyone turned their attention to processing and documenting captured turtles, they took a few moments to\u00c2\u00a0admire the juveniles and to snap some pictures of the experience.<\/p>\n<h2>Field School Has Fun with Calipers!<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0But if you really want to have fun, pass around a very large set of calipers to measure these diminutive terrapins!<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-022-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6605\" title=\"fs 2010 022 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-022-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 022 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-022-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-022-480-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-016-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6615\" title=\"fs 2010 016 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-016-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 016 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-016-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-016-480-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-017-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6613\" title=\"fs 2010 017 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-017-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 017 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-017-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-017-480-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-019-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6611\" title=\"fs 2010 019 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-019-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 019 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-019-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-019-480-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-020-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6609\" title=\"fs 2010 020 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-020-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 020 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-020-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-020-480-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-023-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6607\" title=\"fs 2010 023 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-023-480.jpg\" alt=\"fs 2010 023 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-023-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fs-2010-023-480-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A great beginning to another exciting Turtles of Cape\u00c2\u00a0Cod\u00c2\u00a0Field School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sue Wieber Nourse with Female Juvenile Terrapin Day One of the 2010 Turtles of Cape 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