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Summer Research
August 11-12, 2009
Kristin Bircsak '10 and Taylor Robinson '10 spent the summer in Chestertown researching native reptile and amphibian populations with Assistant Professor of Biology Aaron Krochmal.
Click to enlarge photos or watch video by Shane Brill '03.
Dr. Aaron Krochmal, Assistant Professor of Biology, enters the water for an evening of turtle trapping.
Kristin Bircsak '10 (right) anchors trap in place, while Dr. Aaron Krochmal makes adjustments and Taylor Robinson '10 (left) looks on.
The team tracks an elusive snake's signal around the edge of an agricultural field.
Taylor Robinson '10 pulls in the day's catch.
After collecting data, Kristin Bircsak '10 releases a painted turtle back into its pond.
A painted turtle waves goodbye to Taylor Robinson '10 as she prepares to return it to its pond.
Krochmal and his students, Taylor Robinson '10 (left) and Kristin Bircsak '10 (right) set up a turtle trap.
Armed with their antenna and radio receiver, Taylor Robinson '10 (left) and Kristin Bircsak '10 (right) set out for a night of radiotracking snakes.
As darkness falls, the team locates the snake atop a Poplar tree.
Taylor Robinson '10 uses a spring scale to weigh a turtle.
Krochmal examines a painted turtle, Chrysemys picta.
Dr. Aaron Krochmal describes some basic turtle anatomy to Kristin Bircsak '10.
Taking measurements on a captured turtle.
Kristin Bircsak '10 poses with one of her research subjects.