Monday - December 10, 2018

Flyby behind nest 7:10:36am; D lands on LB 7:10:45, hops to nest 7:11:02; D to LB 7:17:20 & out 7:17:35; M flies by behind nest 7:21:56 & D lands on LB 7:21:57, M in BSD 7:21:59, D to nest 7:22:02; both aerating nest as IR light goes off 7:23:08; D rouses 7:27:18; D out FD 7:28:11; D in FD w/stick 7:33:50; D out BSD 7:37:01; D in BSD w/stick 7:40:25; M out BSD 7:42:35; D to LB 7:44:42 & out 7:49:35; M in BSD w/pine bough in beak 7:50:23; D lands on LB w/stick 7:50:43, hops to nest 7:50:45; D out BD 7:53:07; nice fly-in the BD by D w/stick 7:55:43; D to LB 7:57:37 & out 7:58:01; first glimpse of D (on right side) as he flies towards the nest 8:12:51; D in BD w/big stick 8:12:59, M grabs an end to try & help but D says, “No way, this baby is mine” & places it on the left rail 8:13:16; D tweaks some small sticks in the front then gets a quick beak from M for getting too close 8:13:58 & another 8:14:07; D aerates 8:14:20; M out BSD 8:15:52, D out BSD 8:16:01; D in BD w/stick 8:21:16; M in FD w/stick 8:22:14, which D claims & places on side rail; D grabs Twiggy 8:23:47 & tweaks it; D steps up on rail/RB 8:29:19 & out 8:29:41; can see D flying towards nest (right side) 8:34:25, D in BD w/long stick 8:34:29; M grabs an end 8:34:36 & takes it from D 8:34:43; M puts it down & D picks it up 8:34:52, M grabs an end again 8:34:56 & takes it from D, she places it in the front; D aerates then turns his attention to Twiggy again 8:36:42; D to LB 8:40:20 & out 8:40:56; D in FD w/twiggy stick 8:48:21; M has to back up & get out of his way 8:48:45, it gets placed on right rail 8:49:03; D out BSD 8:54:45; M still on nest 9:06:20; M to LB 9:24:43 & out 9:25:15; M in FD w/stick 9:27:28; M out BSD 9:47:09; D in BD w/talons full of fluff 10:15:32; He turns and tugs on sticks at left rail 10:15:48; moves a pinestick to right rail 10:16:10; places it back left 10:16:40; moves another stick that catches the pinestick 10:16:52; Rouses 10:17:13; Moves pinestick to right then trims 10:17:22; D out BSD 10:23:04; D in FD w/twig 10:25:47; Rouses 10:29:23; D out FD over LB 10:33:11; D flies behind nest 11:11:22, D in over RB w/stick 11:12:32; D out BD 11:22:29; D in over RB w/fluff 12:03:05pm; D starts moving sticks 12:03:27; D out BSD 12:06:41; D in BSD w/stick 12:35:32, round & round he goes until placing it on right side 12:35:50; not happy with that location, D moves his stick 12:36:05 to the back rail, then tries the front-right side; D out BSD 12:39:55; D in FD w/stick 12:42:14; places on back left rail 12:42:44; rouses 12:43:22; He goes out BSD 12:46:25; Deer on ground to the left of nest 2:58:30 to 3:05:07. IR light on 5:49:45pm.