Sunday - December 16, 2018

EARLY MORN:  P's chatter in the distance 2:36:10am; D lands somewhere to the left of nest  2:40:32; GHO can be heard faintly in the distance; D enters nest from left 2:41:47; he digs in nest 2:42:11; then hops onto RB 2:43:02; MORN: Rocky on 3-o’clock branch 6:01:04am, scampers around until D comes to nest from RB 6:02:09 & runs him off; D to RB 6:41:54; D hops from RB to nest 7:20:44; M calls out from nearby 7:27:30; & 7:27:45; D out BSD 7:28:10; IR light off 7:30:32; P (D?) lands on tree behind nest on right 7:33:25 close to M?; possible bonding 7:33:42; hops to a branch a little to the left 7:33:49; M leaves her perch (back tree) 7:35:55 & flies behind the nest, D does the same 7:36:02; M in FD 7:36:06; D lands on LB 7:36:11, hops to nest 7:36:14; D to LB 7:45:57 & out 7:46:04; D in BSD w/stick 8:16:21; D to LB 8:23:37 & out 8:23:43; M out BSD 8:30:17; D in BSD w/food (partial mangled squirrel) 9:01:10; D takes a nip at the food 9:02:17, then start digging in the fluff 9:02:37; D rearranges sticks 9:03:51; D rouses 9:06:54; he nibbles at squirrel 9:42:39; starts eating 9:43:15; D to RB 10:05:33; D rouses on RB 10:21:45; D starts calling out (still on RB) 11:11:48; rouses again 11:24:01; D out 11:28:37; M in BD w/fluff in beak 11:43:55; D in BSD w/fluff 11:44:12; M starts eating nestover squirrel 11:44:28; D to Y-nook 11:46:31; hops to LB 11:46:44 & flies out 11:46:50; M tries to swallow squirrel 11:57:18 and 11:57:34; spits out 11:58:06; tries again 11:58:16; most gone except a piece of staw? Is stuck 11:58:26; spits out food 11:59:06; swallow again 11:59:20; Straw still stuck to it and she tries to shake it off 11:59:36; still unable to get it loose, she uses her talon to scratch at it 12:03:07pm; shakes head then scratches again 12:03:44; she tries feaking on front sticks 12:04:43; M out FD over LB 12:05:33 with grass still there; D in BSD 1:54:55; Cam 1 reset 1:55:32; D nibbles in nest and also gets a piece of grass in mouth 1:56:08; D to LB w/grass 1:57:00; shakes head then scratches to try to dislodge it 1:57:22; stands on it and pulls it out 1:57:37; D out 1:57:58; D in BSD w/stick 2:16:24; Places at left then trims 2:17:11; nibbles in nest for morsels 2:17:16; D still watching the domain 3:06:52; D to LB 3:07:54; and out 3:08:16; M in FD w/wonky stick 3:10:26, it gets stuck in front rail but M gets it loose & placed on right front rail 3:11:22 then she fluffs the bole; D in FD w/stick 3:15:32; D adjusts a stick placement 3:28:18; M out BSD 3:28:32, D out BSD 3:28:59. D in BSD 5:39:21, he tweaks a front rail stick 5:40:45; M in BSD 5:41:44; D to RB 5:44:41 & out 5:45:02; IR light on 5:51:49; M still on nest 6:00:00. M to RB 6:17:01 & moves up the branch; M back to nest 6:20:30. Precious M resting comfortably w/her head tucked 8:40:00pm.