Wednesday - February 13, 2019
Pip
Watch – 36 days for Egg #1. D calls out 6:52:29; M answers 6:52:33; S/C #1 D in BSD 7:05:49, M stands up
7:06:47 & chirps, D talks back, M to LB 7:07:20 & out 7:07:23, takes a
close look at eggs but doesn't roll them 7:07:30, moves a stick 7:07:44,
snuggles down 7:07:50; IR light off 7:08:24; D stands up to roll eggs &
reposition 7:18:30, 7:26:56, 7:38:58, 7:47:53; D dozes off 8:14:38 & 8:30:40
(so cute); egg duty for D 8:34:23, then he gets feisty with twigs in front of
him; D says, “Enough of this” and just plain ole’ tucks his head to catch a few
Zzzzzz’s 8:49:50; he wakes up 9:02:16 feeling refreshed & twig feisty again;
D gets up 9:08:34 & moves away from the bole, he searches the area &
calls out to M 9:08:47 then flies out the BSD 9:09:07; D returns to back left
side rail 9:09:59, he looks around & vocalizes 9:10:12; D watches the area
intently as if there may be an intruder in the area 9:10:57; satisfied things
are ok, D heads to the bole 9:12:18 to tend to his eggs; S/C #2 D gets up 9:39:28 & flies out the BSD 9:39:44; M lands
on LB 9:40:28, hops to nest 9:40:50; M rolls-n-fluffs, repositions &
rolls-n-fluffs some more, she shimmies down 9:42:45; not quite right, M
repositions 9:42:52 & shimmies down again 9:43:02; M up for egg duty
10:03:29, she does some heavy-duty fluffing; M picks at some wet fluff next to
her 10:42:24 then preens; M up for egg duty 10:44:29; yawns 11:59:31; S/C #3 M calls out 12:04:40 & gets
up, she flies out BSD 12:05:06; D lands on LB 12:05:44, he moves down the LB &
onto the nest 12:06:01; D checks his eggs & shimmies down 12:06:05; D egg
duty 12:20:54, 12:27:54, 12:50:10; S/C
#4 Nice fly in as M comes in BD w/fluff 1:11:38; D calls a greeting and
gets up 1:11:38; He tells M all is well as she starts to spread the fluff
1:11:49; D to RB 1:11:52; He calls out a "See ya" 1:11:55; then D out
1:12:03; M preens 1:12:34; spreads more fluff 1:13:53; makes her way to bole to
roll eggs n such 1:14:14; Wiggles down 1:17:04; Spreads wings to catch balance
1:17:48; pulls fluff around her 1:17:59; Can't get comfy, M is up again
1:19:48; wiggles onto eggs 1:21:21; still not right M changes positions yet
again 1:21:39; M finally settles 1:21:47; M itches her chest feathers 2:21:05;
M up for egg duty 2:22:26; M shimmies in place 2:39:49; M up 3:21:55 for egg
duty; M shimmies in place 3:36:27; M raises up to check her eggs 3:36:45; more
shimmying in place 3:37:30; M up again to roll-n-such 3:40:37; preens 4:02:58; M
up 4:17:59 for egg duty; not quite right, M is up again to take care of her
eggs 4:20:38, she snuggles down 4:21:52; S/C
#5 D approaches nest 4:22:26 & lands on the back side rail w/fluff
4:22:29, he rouses 4:23:31; M reluctantly gets up 4:23:36 & starts chirping
4:23:47 (D says a word or two, also); M to LB 4:23:50 & out 4:23:53; D
checks his eggs 4:24:24 & snuggles down 4:24:33; D up for a quick egg check
4:39:01; D up for egg duty 4:47:43, 5:01:02, 5:28:42 & 5:32:46; S/C #6 D vocal 5:37:04 as M flies in
the BSD w/stick; D up 5:37:12, hops to LB 5:37:21 & out 5:37:27; after making her way slowly to the bole, M rolls-n-fluffs
5:38:53 & snuggles down 5:41:10; M back up 5:41:51 for more rolling &
fluffing & again 5:42:53; preens 6:34:20; IR light on 6:45:59pm.
