Snapping Turtles laying

[Doug Scott]

Saw a Snapper laying her eggs on the southeast side of the bridge at Cty Rd 18 and 20. Also evidence of several more nests. Used to see them further east on the road but since they put in the new culvert I presume it is too dry for them and too far from the creek. 

Doug Scott

613-293-3920

[Frederick W. Schueler]

* we stopped there to check the Turtles last night, and found a couple
who had left their car idling in the lane as they moved a medium-size
Snapper off the road, and said they'd seen others nesting on the
shoulders further east, towards Scotts' place.

Earlier we had stopped for a medium-large Snapper on County Road 18 NE
of Bishops Mills, who quite co-operatively walked off the road as I
approached her.

We have yet to see a predated nest, and wonder if the Coon and/or Skunk
populations are down after last summer's drought, and if the turtles can
sense oncoming rain, and are nesting before rainfall, so that their
nests are less of an olfactory stimulus to predators.

fred.
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[rmb...@istar.ca]

I have seen a couple big snappers laying on the side of our gravel
roads near the "roadside ponds" here north of Perth Road Village. I
haven't seen any nests on the beach or volleyball court, but then the
rain has kept me indoors for a couple of days. I have seen a very
large one hanging around in the swimming area. One lady in our tai chi
class over in Sydenham was a few minutes late, she said a huge snapper
was crossing Rutledge Rd. and traffic came to a standstill until she
reached the shoulder.

Rose-Marie

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[e.g. g]

Today a fair-sized painted turtle appeared on my lawn in clearing in woods.  I reckon she was a good 1.5 km up through woods from closest shoreline.  That's determination, alright.  I  cd see where she had scrabbled in some open sandy borders of planting beds.  If she got some eggs laid in there, I can't imagine how baby turtles will make the trek all the way back through the woods to permanent water.  I didn't have time to take a photo to post on  iNaturalist