Toads, Green Frogs, & Turtles

On Tuesday, May 21st, seven of the eight students, myself included, went outside to check the pitfall traps we had made the previous week. We found our first frog in almost a week in the first trap! We were very pleased that we would finally have an animal to measure and observe. After checking all the traps, we had one Green Frog and two American Toads. We took various measurements of the animals such as their width and weight. We then released the animals as close as we could to where we found them. We then turned our attention  to a large Green Frog in the pond near the pitfall traps. Cody used the longest net to try to catch the frog, but his first attempt was unsuccessful. The frog resurfaced, but our second attempt was also a failure. That is when I heard a rustling sound to my right, and it turned out to be a small Musk Turtle trying to climb up the trash bag wall. We then proceeded to take measurements of the turtle and released it back where we found it. We then began walking to the shot-put circle, but only after ten seconds of walking we encountered a larger Painted Turtle. We originally thought the turtle was dead due to the large amount of mosquitoes around it. After it began moving its head, we picked it up and brought it to the field to take measurements.