Thursday - March 14, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:44:14am; M in BSD w/fluff 8:49:39, M spreads fluff 8:49:53; very windy today, M’s feathers are blowing 8:52:07; M watches D as he approaches nest 8:53:04; D in FD with a ton of fluff 8:53:17, causing M to duck; for the next 20 minutes, M & D spent some good quality time rockin’ & rollin’ on the nest then D starts digging in the bole 9:15:17; beaking at 9:16:52 when M tries to help D fluff; satisfied that the bole is just right, D lays down 9:17:02 kicking up his talons & giving us a great look at his white tail feathers; D gets up 9:20:56; beaking at 9:33:02 then more fluffing by D as M towers over him; D moves to the right rail & M spreads a little fluff 9:34:57 then preens; D gives M a peck 9:35:32 then lays back down in the bole 9:36:04; D gets up 9:56:44, fluffs, turns around, fluffs, loses a tail feather & lays back down 9:57:47; D gets up 10:24:50, steps up on right front rail & flies out over RB 10:26:05; M tracks D as he flies from left to right in the background 10:43:16; D in BSD w/stick 10:43:19, which gets placed on the right rail; D fluffs 10:44:15; M yawns 10:50:09; D out BSD 10:51:34; M to LB 11:26:49 & out 11:26:55; Cam 1 reset 4:17:59pm; D in to LB 6:21:57; hops to nest 6:24:31; aerates bole 6:25:08; D out BSD 6:29:17; M in BSD 6:36:06; she looks around then flies out BSD 6:39:17; IR light on 6:48:38pm as rain starts. Tornado warning sounds 7:07:57; Cam stops 7:22:46pm.