Wednesday - December 26, 2018

EARLY MORN: M (or someone/thing) misses the nest an attempt to enter the nest via FD 3:28:16am; M in BSD 3:28:53, she chatters to D 3:29:05; M tucks her head for a quick preen & rest 4:03:14; crop drop 5:47:46; M beak-plows the bole then lays down 6:06:18; D lands on LB 7:07:19, vocalizes, scratches head, moves down LB, then to nest 7:08:35; after checking out the bole, D lays down just-a-kickin’ those feet (his backside is towards cam so you can really see him good, lol) 7:10:46; D to RB 7:15:52 & out 7:16:09; M out BSD 7:21:24; IR light off 7:25:09. M in FD w/a long curved branch 8:50:41 & gets tripped up in the process; D in FD w/fluff 8:51:56; they both struggle w/M’s stick trying to get it placed 8:52:49; D finally gets it over on the left rail 8:53:37; D out BSD 8:57:56 leaving M alone on the nest; M calls out 9:31:48; M continues to call out every few mins, starts getting louder & more frequent 9:58:02, reaches a crescendo 9:58:51 as D flies in BSD w/squirrel 9:58:53; M claims the squirrel 9:59:03 & continues to "talk" to D; M starts eating 9:59:54 & D starts aerating the fluff; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 10:05:40, flies off 10:07:51; M finishes eating, looks around for a while, flies out BSD 11:17:59; eagle lands on LB (D?) 11:19:23; E rouses 11:36:32; E flies off 11:43:49; M in FD w/stick 12:29:02; M spends several hours in the nest enjoying the beautiful sunshine; M tracking something 2:30:38, vocally alerts 2:30:59, continues tracking; M rouses 2:40:47, then resumes staring at something; M out BSD 2:43:34. Cam 1 reset 5:40:36; M flies behind nest & lands on back tree 5:58:43; D in BSD 5:58:49, he looks around for a few minutes then heads out the BD 6:01:45; IR light on 6:02:08pm.