Old Trace Park

Ross Barnett Reservoir

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

Shoreline park on the west side of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Lots of boat traffic. Canada Geese are prevalent. Sample in front of the electrical platform.

Location created by
Abby Braman

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Beautiful day with many people enjoying the park. Geese were swimming near the sampling site. Incubation time went a little over 24 hours. Attempted to collect a sample at the end of February on 2/27/24, but once at the sampling site the winds were too strong to be able to do the sampling process.

02 Mar 15:48 by Jennifer Sigrest

Uncertain if thermometer is measuring accurately. The air temperature did not seem as warm as the thermometer reading indicated. Will test the thermometer prior to the next sampling.

30 Jan 17:47 by Jennifer Sigrest

Very cold. Very few people in the park. Water calm.
Incubation temperature was again slightly below threshold.

28 Dec 16:35 by Jennifer Sigrest

Calm, still day. Water level low as compared to previous sampling times. 2 people were fishing at this sampling location just prior to sampling.
The incubation temperature was discovered to be lower than the required threshold when reading the samples, so this data might not be accurate.

19 Nov 13:55 by Jennifer Sigrest

Breezy. Very pleasant temperature. Several people were observed enjoying the park. Again, no geese were observed at the park during sampling.

29 Aug 18:50 by Jennifer Sigrest

Very breezy and extremely hot. Water choppy. Grass clippings in the water being sampled. No sign of geese. Very few people observed in the park.

24 Aug 17:07 by Jennifer Sigrest

Pleasant day. Calm water. Many people enjoying the park. No geese observed again this week.

16 Aug 18:30 by Jennifer Sigrest

Calm waters. Sampling was done at a later time than typical at this site. Several people were enjoying the park as the sun was setting. No geese were observed in the vicinity.

10 Aug 19:31 by Jennifer Sigrest

Very hot and breezy day. Water being sampled was very choppy and was often splashing over the concrete barrier wall. Very few people were visiting the park. Fewer geese than typical were observed on this sampling day.

02 Aug 18:20 by Jennifer Sigrest

Sunny and hot day. A few people hanging out in the park. Some skateboarders nearby. Grass clippings on the retaining wall and some in the water where sampling.

27 Jul 17:45 by Jennifer Sigrest