Wednesday - January 9, 2019
Mom
spent the night, rolled the egg, fluffed the fluff, and got some sleep. M
softly calls to D, S/C #1 D in BSD 7:18:39, he impatiently waits for his turn
to incubate, pecks at fluff 7:19:28 then backs up, stepping on M 7:19:48; D
rearranges fluff near M's head 7:20:45; M stands up 7:21:14 & D wastes no
time to check the bole; D rolls the egg 7:21:56; M out BSD 7:22:31; D rolls the
egg, then lays down to incubate for the 1st time 7:23:47; D gets up to
reposition 7:24:34, more egg rolls, then lays back down 7:24:56; IR light off
7:25:35. S/C #2 D stands up 8:29:48, looks around then flies out FD 8:30:24, M
in FD 8:31:49, moves over to bole 8:32:49, rolls egg 8:33:11, fluffs fluff; flops & snuggles
down 8:36:39; strong winds almost blow M over 9:59:12, she gets up & rolls
her precious egg, digs in the fluff, snuggles back down 10:01:37; M stands up
& watches something with interest 10:22:23, steps away from the egg
10:23:17. S/C #3 M calls out to D then flies out 10:24:28, D in over RB
10:24:48, rolls egg, fluffs fluff, lays down 10:25:49; D tracks something 10:47:40,
stands up 10:48:09, still tracking something 10:48:20, D rouses 10:49:26, rolls
egg 10:51:27 & lays back down 10:51:42; D stands up 11:10:25 & flies
out FD 11:10:42; D in over RB 11:11:21, snuggles down on egg 11:11:30; D stands
up 11:29:46, looks around, D out BSD 11:30:30, D in BSD 11:30:56 & lays
down. S/C #4 D calls to M & stands up 11:35:00, M flies toward nest
11:35:20, M in BSD w/fluff as D flies out FD 11:35:22; M spreads fluff
11:36:51, moves to bole 11:36:30, rolls egg 11:36:44 & beakplows, lays down
11:40:05; M stands up 11:40:25, does more fluffing & looks around, lays
down 11:43:05, pulls up some fluff 11:43:27. S/C #5 M vocal 2:24:36; M stands
up 2:24:55, calls out again 2:25:05; M out FD 2:25:18, D lands on LB 2:25:31,
hops to nest 2:26:01, rolls egg & pulls in some fluff, watches something
2:27:41, rouses 2:29:06, finally lays down 2:39:47; D stands up 3:03:50 &
rolls the egg, he shimmies back down & pulls fluff up close 3:04:28; D gets
up 3:26:03 he peers through the trees & vocalizes; D out BSD 3:35:40. S/C
#6 M soars in the BSD 3:37:04, rolls & fluffs 3:37:48, she settles down to
incubate 3:39:08; M gets up to roll & fluff 4:09:11,
she settles back down 4:11:12; M calls out to D 5:10:23 & gets up 5:10:31
to fluff & roll; she continues to chirp periodically & changes position
5:13:05; M shimmies down 5:14:02; M chirps 5:46:59, she gets louder 5:47:38; D
in BSD 5:47:40; M chatters to him while he straightens up a bit; M gets up
5:48:30, D rolls the egg 5:49:18; beaking 5:51:11; for whatever reason, M didn’t
want to leave so she preens 5:53:55 & D flies out the BD 5:54:01; M tends to
her precious egg & settles down for the night shift 5:56:45; IR light on
6:16:30pm.