Saturday - December 29, 2018

IR light off 7:29:37; M chatters nearby 7:47:05; a not-so-dapper D in BSD w/stick 8:33:39, he sets it down in the nest, beak-plows for a minute, spreads a little fluff, looks around, then heads out the BSD 8:36:57; M in FD 9:32:02; D flies toward the nest 9:323:21 & in BSD 9:33:24; D to RB 9:27:28 & out 9:28:02; D in FD w/small stick 10:13:56; M to LB 10:15:06 & out 10:15:11; D follows her out FD 10:15:18; Eagle chatter heard in the background 10:34:09; M in FD w/small stick 10:54:05; M moves a twig 10:54:44 then digs in nest; D in FD 10:55:18; M out BSD 10:59:59; D out BD 11:00:36; D in BD w/huge load of fluff 10:03:11; M in BD w/lots of fluff too 10:03:38; D rouses 11:05:05; D out BSD 11:07:03; Per BEP: Dad flew towards creek so maybe he will find big fish trapped in flooded area. M jumps as a limb falls off the back-right side of the nest tree 11:14:00; M starts doing her "incoming food" yell 11:15:36; D does a beautiful fly-in the BD w/squirrel 11:16:03; M chirps her thanks and then nips at squirrel 11:16:56; D moves a stick 11:17:32; D rouses 11:18:41, both looking around, M hasn't started eating yet; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 11:19:36; M keeps vocalizing, D adds his voice to her chorus 11:28:55; D flies off 11:32:14 (landed on fav perch per BEP); lunchtime, M finally starts eating 12:17:35; M eats a little, then looks around, eats a bit more, looks around some more; M gulps down a big portion of the squirrel pelt 1:55:42; M out BSD 1:57:58; D in FD w/fluff 2:45:29; he is distracted from spreading by some nestovers 2:45:36; D looks around for more tidbits 2:48:20; D rouses 2:54:10; out BSD 2:54:47; flock of black birds buzz by the nest 4:25:43 to 4:26:25 Cam 1 reset 4:52pm. D in BD w/lots of fluff 5:37:33; works on right back rail 5:37:59; digs in bole 5:39:10; Twiggy time 5:40:26; removes feather from Twiggy 5:40:38; M in BSD w/fluff 5:47:25; D digs in bole 5:47:41; M helps 5:48:10; D lays in bole 5:49:44; repositions and kicks with feet 5:50:09 then gets up; more digging 5:51:05; D rouses 5:51:47; he does some more bole adjustments 5:53:25; He lays down again 5:54:13 and pulls some fluff around him; gets up 5:55:43; M preens 5:56:39; D out BD 5:57:24; IR comes on 6:02:45; M lays down 6:30:00pm. M stands up 8:04:09; M PS's 9:10:07, lays back down 9:11:32; M sneezes 9:25:17; it's been raining for a while, M stands up 10:46:00, scratches her head 10:46:20pm then preens her chest & wing.