Wednesday - December 19, 2018
EARLY
MORN: D chatters from RB 1:26:35am; M in BSD 1:27:16; D hops to nest 1:27:34; D
to RB 1:30:30. MORN: M PS's 5:13:46; D from RB to nest 5:14:20; D to RB
5:19:50; D hops to nest 7:14:16; D out BSD 7:18:41; IR light off 7:26:12; M
calls to D 7:59:06; & 7:59:49 then flies out BSD 7:59:57; D in BSD 9:48:12;
D to LB 9:49:41 & out 9:50:18; M in FD w/twig 9:56:56; M straightens out
the fluff she drug out of the bole when she left this morning 9:58:55; D in FD
9:59:13; M rearranges sticks 10:00:02 then D takes over 10:00:26; D puts a
stick on Twiggy 10:01:27 then tries to tame Twiggy by biting it; D lays down
10:05:43 & M softly squees at him; M out BSD 10:08:48, dragging fluff with
her; D stands up 10:09:18; M in FD w/stick 10:09:20, stick war (D wins); D lays
down 10:11:10; M squees 10:19:12, D stands up 10:19:18 & digs in bole; D
squats down 10:21:05, then lays down 10:21:31; M picks up a stick & holds
it over D's back 10:31:37, D gets up 10:31:41 & takes the stick from her; D
lays back down 10:33:26; D stands up 11:09:36, then lays back down 11:10:14; D
changes position 11:15:14; M out BSD 11:15:52; D stands up 11:16:23, rouses
11:16:38; D out BSD 11:29:57. Eagle Tart (“ET”) lands on LB 11:52:57, hops to
nest 11:53:00 & seems to duck (I don't think this is D, looks like an adult
intruder); intruder hops to LB 11:57:15;
hops to nest 12:00:47 & pulls up fluff; steps up on Y-nook 12:02:51; steps up on Cam1
branch 12:03:47; steps back to nest 12:04:29; digs in the fluff 12:04:45; tucks
a foot and gets comfy 12:09:40; digs in nest 12:20:51; ET moves to RB 12:25:03;
walks back down RB 12:25:30; ET steps to nest 1:06:16 & skips to the BD;
checks out the pantry 1:08:23 & finds a few scraps; moves over to right
rail 1:12:10; rouses 1:13:54; PS's 1:18:06; struts to back of nest 1:18:10;
finally flies out BSD 1:22:06. Intruder in FD 2:31:05, other eagle (D?) lands
on LB 2:31:08, hops to nest 2:31:13; D hunches over the bole 2:31:40; ET beaks
at D 2:32:33 & he gets out of the way; D ruffles feathers & bows head
2:32;37 and he calls out softly ; more beaking 2:39:35 & 2:39:51, brief
scuffle 2:39:53; ET beaks D again 2:46:30; ET pulls at front rails 2:47:39
& side rails 2:48:09; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 2:48:40; D flies off
2:49:33 & the intruder takes off too; 2:49:34; intruder ET lands on LB
2:51:52; PS's 3:11:56, starts looking around at something 3:12:35, ET flies out
LSD 3:12:43; ET in BSD 4:14:17; noise of either E flying off or rousing
4:24:46; Cam 1 reset 5:09pm. ET in BSD 5:36:20, lays down 5:37:13, gets up
& goes to right rail 5:39:30; M in BSD alerting 5:40:18 & E flies out
LSD; D lands on LB 5:40:22, both M & D vocal; D hops to nest to start straightening up
5:51:46; brief stick war 5:52:04 (M lets D win); M moves a stick 5:52:24; D moves the stick M dropped 5:52:53; IR light
on 5:52:56; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 5:55:56; D flies off 5:56:31; M out
BSD 5:56:38; M lands on LB 5:57:00, hops to nest 5:58:05; M out BSD 6:03:45pm.