Saturday - December 22, 2018

EARLY MORN: D to nest from 11 o’clock branch 1:57:06am, he pecks around a bit then hops to RB 2:00:12; Rocky scampers across the nest & up the 9 o’clock branch 3:12:29; D immediately hops from RB to nest 3:12:32 and says, “Ohhhh no, not on my watch!”; satisfied Rocky has been taken care of, D hops back up to RB 3:47:46; but D is wrong – Rocky scampers through the nest again 5:03:11 & D hops from RB to rail with some wing slaps 5:03:15; D hops back to RB 5:11:19; D to nest 5:56:12; back to RB 5:59:43; D chatters 5:59:54, M answers from a short distance away 6:00:05, they sing a nice duet; D back to nest 6:04:16; D to RB 6:10:38; noise heard (M attempting to land or D leaving?) 7:11:56, M in FD 7:12:04; IR light off 7:22:21; M calls out her breakfast order 7:22:28 then starts fluffing the fluff; D in BSD w/stick 7:24:19; D rouses 7:27:15, hops to LB 7:27:17, flies off 7:27:40; M rouses 7:32:56, flies out FD 7:33:58; D in BSD w/UFO (mangled furry mess, squirrel?) 8:37:56 & you can hear M squeeing; M in BSD 8:38:06; M happily accepts D's food gift 8:38:15; tries gulping it down whole 8:38:38; while M eats, D digs up t& rearranges fluff; D decides it's time to rearrange sticks 8:40:17; D sneezes 8:43:18, then rouses 8:43:55; D to LB 8:46:42 & out 8:46:53; D flies in BSD (over M) w/stick 8:49:38; M tries to get the stick when D places it at her feet 8:50:00, but D takes it back; D relents and gives M the stick 8:50:17; D to RB 8:56:20 & out 8:56:27. M scratches head with left talon 10:39:56, rouses 10:44:19; M flaps wings for balance 11:02:58 & then stretches, does it again 11:06:20; M watches something with interest, lots of neck craning & head turning 11:36:41; M flies out FD 11:47:31. D in BSD w/twiggy stick 12:56:52pm; D wrestles with the stick 12:57:12, finally gets it placed 12:58:38; tweaks the stick placement 12:59:05; D rouses 1:02:48; D hops to LB 1:07:46 then back to nest 1:07:53; rouses 1:09:33; hops onto nest 1:10:12 & flies off 1:10:24. D in BSD 6:00:02, D out BSD 6:01:08; IR light on 6:02:38pm.