I'm more concerned with the state of these turtles than what type they are. It doesn't sound like they're in good shape. Fortunately, I've seen turtles emerging from hibernation who have appeared dead, especially the cold tolerant species that live in NH. I found a large communal hibernaculum of Wood turtles in PA sometime around Mother's Day about 5 years ago. The turtles were so cold they could hardly move, but they were all sunning on the riverbank...trying to warm up. The aquatic turtles that you have in NH include Snapping, Painted, Wood, Blandings, Spotted, Spiny softshell, and Musk turtles. For pictures, go to Yahoo or Google search, click on images or pictures, and type in ______ turtle. I've seen Painted, Wood, and Spotted turtles with red looking plastrons. Also, some bog water can make yellow or cream look reddish. Your major ID is going to depend on the carapace, or top shell. Let us know what you think. Since you found three, I'm assuming that they are native and not introduced.

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