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THE TURTLE PROJECT
Help us monitor the neighborhood box turtles. If you find a turtle, please submit your observation here.
Turtles are protected by law in Tennessee and should not be taken from the wild. If you find a turtle, take pictures, but please leave it be.
Below are individual turtles living in our neighborhood. Click on a picture to enlarge the image. Suggested Names? If you see any errors (in sex of animals, or mis-identifications) let us know. Thanks!
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TURTLE PAGES:
Background
Radio Tracking
Report Sighting
Estimating Population Size
Lawn Mowers
Research Permit
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Salmon-eye (#69), Male
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2012
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"Fork" (#68), Male next to creek, Bob Brown Park
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2012
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"No Analog" (#67), Female hiding in mud of seep
Observer: Noah Charney & Sydne Record, October 2011
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Turtle #66
Female
Observer: Thomas Herbert, August 2011
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Turtle #65
Observer: Dan Lindstrom, September 2011
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Turtle #64
Female
Observer: Sharon Charney, June 2011
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Turtle #63
Female mating with #62
Observer: Noah Charney & Sydne Record, April 2011
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Turtle #62
Male mating with #63
Observer: Noah Charney & Sydne Record, April 2011
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Black Beauty (#60), Female
Observer: Sydne Record & Noah Charney, April 2011
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Turtle #60, Female
Observer: Sydne Record & Noah Charney, April 2011
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Tiny (#59)
Male, 30+ years old
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2011
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Clark (#58)
Male, 25+ years old
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2011
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Turtle #57, Juvenile, 7? years old
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2011
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Turtle #56, Female?
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2011
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Turtle #55, Female
Observer: Noah Charney, May 2011
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Turtle 54
Male
Observer: Debby and Mike Page, May 2011
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Pascal (#53)
Male, 30? years old.
Observer: Noah Charney, April 2011
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Brenda (Turtle #52)
Female, 30+ years old. (Found covered in Owl Poop!)
Observer: Noah Charney, July 2010
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José (Turtle #51)
Male, ~25 years old
Observer: Noah Charney, July 2010
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Alfonzo (#50; named by named by Joseph Nestler)
Male
Observer: Heidi Frieder and Rob Stennett, May 2010
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Unknown Turtle Killed by car
Observer: Sydne Record, Daisy, Noah Charney, September, 2009
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Dusty Puddles (#48)
Male?
Observer: Sharon Charney, September, 2009
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J-Lyn aka J-Hollow Rex (#47)
Female, probably over 30 yrs old
Observer: Caitlin and Mike Page, August, 2009
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#46
Observer: Alys Venable, July 2009
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#45, Female
Observer: Jane Bibring; July 3, 2009
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Thor, #44, Female
Observer: Noah Charney, April 2009;
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Turtle #43, "Ms. Shy Bubbles," Female
Observer: Aaron Novick, June 2008;
Named by: Isaac Clark, Graden Smith
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Speckles #42, Male
Observer: Aaron Novick, June 2008;
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Tangerine, #41, Female
Observer: Aaron Novick, May 2008;
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Turtle #40, Male
Observer: Aaron Novick, May 2008;
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Turtle #39
Observer: Aaron Novick, May 2008;
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Lumpy (#38)
Observer: Aaron Novick, May 2008; Noah Charney, May 2012
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Isis of the Pyramid, #37, Female
Observer: Aaron Novick, April 2008;
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Turtle #36, "Tortue Têtue," Male
Observer: Aaron Novick, April 2008;
Named by: Isabelle Crist-George
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Turtle #35, Female
Observer: Aaron Novick, September 2007;
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Turtle #34, Male
Observer: Aaron Novick, September 2007;
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Turtle #33, Female
Observer: Laura Novick, September 2007;
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Turtle #32, Male.
Observer: Laura Novick, August 2007;
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Turtle #31, " Nemo Thom Turty," Female.
Observer: Jim Johnson, August 2008;
Named by:Susan McCarley, Thomas Wesnofske, Mathew Agee
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Turtle #30
Observer: Marianne Bentley, July, 2008
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Turtle #29
Observer: Ron Denes, July, 2008
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Bluegrass (#28)
Observer: Suzanna, Hart, and Sara Wilkinson, July 2008
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Mertle the Turtle (#27)
Observer: Suzanna, Hart, and Sara Wilkinson, July 2008
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Hickory Rollins (#26), named by Jake Rosenthal
Observer: Alys Venable, May 2008
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Turtle #25, Female, Mating with #24. (I found the two mating, and they finished up a few hours later so I could get these pictures without being too intrusive.)
Observer: Noah Charney, April 2008
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Turtle #24, Male, Mating with #25
Observer: Noah Charney, April 2008
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Turtle #23, Female, 20-30 yrs old
Observer: Noah Charney, April 2008, May 2012
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Turtle #22, "Icarus"; Female
Observer: Aaron Novick, August 2007, May 2008, August 2008
Observer2: Noah Charney/
Sydne Record
, April 2008, May 2008, April 2011, May 2011, May 2012
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Turtle #21, "Lightning"; Female
Observer: Noah Charney/
Sydne Record
, April 2008
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Turtle #20, "Icos"; Juvenile ~6 yrs old,
Observer: Jane Bibring, October 2007
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Todd the Turtle (#19)
Observer: Alys Venable, August 2007, April 2010
Named by: Jake Rosenthal
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Turtle #18; Juvenile
Observer: Wendy Fish, August 2007
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Turtle #17, "Red Blue," Juvenile ~5 years old
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
2nd Observer: Aaron Novick, August 2007
Named by: Isabella DeMay
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Turtle #16; Female, ~13 years old
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
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Turtle #15 "Blondie"; Juvenile (male?) ~8 years old
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
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Turtle #14, "Ms. Skeleton Mouth," Juvenile (female?) ~4 years old
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
Named By: Chapman Smith, Joseph Nestler
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Turtle #13, "Sugar," Male.
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
Named by: Adelaide Regan
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Turtle #12, "Choop," Male.
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
Named by: Jack de Riesthal
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Turtle #11; Male
Observer: Noah Charney, August 2007
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Apple (#10; named by Isabella DeMay)
Observer: Adelaide Regan & Anne Williams, August 2007
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Henry (#9; named by Jeff Krebs) Juvenile, about 8 years old when found.
Observer: Noah Charney, July 2007
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Turtle #8 Male, "Octavius"
Observer: Jane Bibring, July 2007
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Turtle #7. Female.
Observer: Noah Charney, July 2007
Observer2: Aaron Novick, August 2008
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Turtle #6, "Max the Tiny Tortoise," Female.
Observer: Jane Bibring, June 2002, 2005
Named by: Thomas Myer, Luca Simon, McKenzie Steele
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Turtle #5. Male.
Observer: Noah Charney, April 2006
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Turtle #4. Male. Found mating with Turtle #2.
Observer: Adam Charney, 4/1/07
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Turtle #2. Female, "Maarrrrghret". Missing left eye. Mating with Turtle #4 on 4/1/07.
Observer: Noah Charney, 3/31/07
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Turtle #1. Male, "Maggie." Two large
MAGGOTS removed from infection in neck, hopefully he will heal up fine. Appears Old. Carapace edges chewed up, a bit of shell rot.
Observer: Noah Charney, 3/31/07
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