Friday - April 12, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:02:05am; E flyby right side of nest 6:02:17; Cam 1 reset 6:02:24; D in BSD w/stick 6:04:44; D, with feather-bling on his beak, places the stick on the front rail 6:04:49, moves the stick to the left 6:05:09; D digs in the nest 6:05:16 and ends up with more beak bling (fluff or string) 6:06:03; D out BSD 6:07:11. D in BSD 12:18:50, he looks around intently; D puffs up, vocalizes & goes into defense mode as a juvie lands on RB 12:25:46; after the initial confrontation, D moves away & the juvie remains perched 12:25:53; D chatters & calls out as he tracks M 12:28:05; M in BSD12:28:23 & she’s not happy; M lets the juvie know in no uncertain terms of her discontent by vocalizing loudly with D joining in, but once again the juvie seems unconcerned & remains perched on RB; for the next 1 ½ hours, it’s a stand-off w/M perched on the back rail, D in the middle of the nest w/his back to the juvie, who is still perched on the RB; but then D gets mad when the juvie moves around on the branch 1:48:40 & then has the nerve to hop down to the right rail 1:49:25; D moves over & M goes ballistic 1:49:36; juvie starts to put a foot on the nest & M jumps into action chasing the juvie back to the RB 1:52:31 & vocalizing big time; juvie finally flies off at 2:19:43 & D tells him/her “good riddance!”; D sticks around guarding the nest w/M for the next 1 ½ hours then he flies out the BD 3:39:25; >>>M still on nest 7:00:50 when D flies in BSD; M to LB 7:05:01 & out 7:05:23; D to LB 7:07:50 & out 7:08:13; IR light on 7:29:06pm.