Sunday - January 20, 2019

EARLY MORN: M sleeping w/head tucked 5:00:00am. M gets up 5:25:32 for egg duty, shimmies down 5:27:14; she tucks her head 5:50:29. MORN: M still resting 6:00:00 despite the cold & wind; M up 6:49:31 for egg duty, repositions & snuggles down 6:51:59; M calls out softly 7:15:44; M up 7:26:18 w/a squee, spreads her wings & flaps to steady herself 7:26:27 & squees loudly, she moves away from eggs on right talon & spreads her wings for balance; squees 7:27:03; M slowly moves back to her eggs 7:27:20, rolls eggs, squees, rolls eggs, fluffs 7:27:46 & shimmies down 7:28:34 squeeing the whole time; chirps 7:29:30 & squees 7:29:36. S/C #1 – D in SD 7:29:41; M tells him, “It’s about time!” as she gets up 7:29:48; M to LB 7:29:54 & out 7:30:00. Ground report per Bel: “After the 7:30-ish shift change, mom flew over to her favorite perch; after about two minutes, she flew off low over the college buildings toward garden lakes.” D egg duty 7:30:07, snuggles down 7:30:26; D up for egg duty 7:38:40; IR light off 7:39:17. Ground report per Bel: “Just before 8 o’clock, mom flew across Garden Lake. Seemed to be scoping it out, but she continued on and I lost her when she disappeared behind a tree.” D egg duty 8:10:19, 8:11:48 & 8:14:56. Ground Report per Bel (circa 8:35): “I went for a walk around the lake, and mom was perched in a back tree. After a few minutes, she took a flight across the lake and then headed inland to perch somewhere where I can’t see her.” D up 9:23:12, repositions & rolls/fluffs, snuggles down 9:23:28; D up again 9:24:16 for a quick roll/fluff. At 9:45, Bel reports that, “Mom is on her favorite perch.” D up 10:17:02 for egg duty. S/C #2 - D up 10:33:50, flaps his wings as M lands on back rail 10:33:59 & hops to LB 10:34:00 flapping his wings & vocalizing, he flies out FD 10:34:08. Ground Report per Bel: “Mom stayed on her favorite perch, when she left, she circled around back behind the trees to grab a branch to come in at shift change. That was around 10:30? When dad left, he came out to their favorite perch, stayed about two minutes, then flew out toward the quarry or Garden Lakes.” After making her way slowly to the eggs using her wings for balance, M rolls/fluffs 10:35:11, snuggles down 10:37:12, but gets right back up for another roll & some beak-plowing 10:37:21, she shimmies down 10:38:59; M preens 11:16:57; M up 11:17:23 for egg duty; M searches the sky & turns her head up 11:34:00, calls out & chatters big-time for the next minute; M gets up 11:35:40 still chirping & carrying on (she looks & sounds agitated). D lands on LB 11:36:36 & he joins M with the vocals. Ground Report per Bel: “Had a juvenile that was circling and hovering over the nest. As it started to circle away dad came in and landed on the tree next to the approach cam pole. When the juvie circled back toward the nest tree, dad flew over and landed on the left branch. After another circle, the juvie seemed to have left the area, flying out over the entrance road and beyond the trees.” M rolls/fluffs 11:37:46; M & D vocal again 11:39:23; D out FD 11:48:26; M squees & gets up 11:48:52 for egg duty. Ground Report per Bel: “Dad is currently perched in a tree to the left of the nest tree, partly hidden behind a lot of small sticks.” S/C #3 - M up 12:09:48, she flies out the BSD 12:10:06; D in BSD 12:10:48. Ground Report per Bel – “12:10 PM dad flew off, across the entrance road. Dad circled back around while I was at the Krannert building. Mom and Dad both circled for a minute per BEP, then Dad went to the nest and Mom went to favorite perch. M flew off across the entrance road around 12:25 PM.” D rolls eggs 12:11:11; shimmies onto eggs 12:11:25; up for fluff/roll 12:13:20, 12:49:20, 1:06:49, 1:09:20; S/C #4 - M in BSD w/fluff 1:15:44; D vocalizes 1:15:49; he gets up 1:15:54; D to LB 1:16:05; vocalizes some more then out 1:16:20; M carefully makes her way to bole to roll eggs 1:17:41; after several fluffs and rolls, she pulls some fluff around herself 1:20:32; wiggles onto eggs 1:20:48; not quite comfy, M gets up to change position 1:21:01; fluff/roll 1:52:18; M gets up 2:50:15; flaps wings for balance 2:50:26; using wings, she hops to back of nest 2:50:47; vocalizes 2:50:52; M out BSD 2:50:55; M in BD 2:51:17; she rolls eggs 2:51:43; wiggles onto eggs 2:53:12; M alerts 2:53:31; gets up 2:53:48; shadow of approaching bird 2:53:47; S/C #5 - D lands on 11 O'clock branch out of sight ?  2:53:51; M out FD 2:53:55 as D vocalizes; D hops to nest 2:54:08; rolls eggs 2:54:30; rocks onto eggs 2:54:41; D gets up for a fluff/roll 3:13:31; Cam 1 reset 4:26pm; D up for fluff/roll 4:41:17; D gets up 4:51:21; vocalizes 4:51:26. S/C #6 - M flies by left side of nest 4:51:33; D out BSD 4:51:42; M flies by again 4:51:48; Ground report per BEL: “Mom teased dad by flying around the nest. He came out and they flew together a couple of times in a circle. Then she went in and he went toward GL,” M in FD 4:52:02; vocalizes 4:52:05; she carefully rolls eggs 4:52:47; snuggles down 4:54:40; M up for roll/fluff n stuff 5:33:19, 5:55:10; IR light comes on 6:24:35pm.

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.

Saturday - December 29, 2018

IR light off 7:29:37; M chatters nearby 7:47:05; a not-so-dapper D in BSD w/stick 8:33:39, he sets it down in the nest, beak-plows for a minute, spreads a little fluff, looks around, then heads out the BSD 8:36:57; M in FD 9:32:02; D flies toward the nest 9:323:21 & in BSD 9:33:24; D to RB 9:27:28 & out 9:28:02; D in FD w/small stick 10:13:56; M to LB 10:15:06 & out 10:15:11; D follows her out FD 10:15:18; Eagle chatter heard in the background 10:34:09; M in FD w/small stick 10:54:05; M moves a twig 10:54:44 then digs in nest; D in FD 10:55:18; M out BSD 10:59:59; D out BD 11:00:36; D in BD w/huge load of fluff 10:03:11; M in BD w/lots of fluff too 10:03:38; D rouses 11:05:05; D out BSD 11:07:03; Per BEP: Dad flew towards creek so maybe he will find big fish trapped in flooded area. M jumps as a limb falls off the back-right side of the nest tree 11:14:00; M starts doing her "incoming food" yell 11:15:36; D does a beautiful fly-in the BD w/squirrel 11:16:03; M chirps her thanks and then nips at squirrel 11:16:56; D moves a stick 11:17:32; D rouses 11:18:41, both looking around, M hasn't started eating yet; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 11:19:36; M keeps vocalizing, D adds his voice to her chorus 11:28:55; D flies off 11:32:14 (landed on fav perch per BEP); lunchtime, M finally starts eating 12:17:35; M eats a little, then looks around, eats a bit more, looks around some more; M gulps down a big portion of the squirrel pelt 1:55:42; M out BSD 1:57:58; D in FD w/fluff 2:45:29; he is distracted from spreading by some nestovers 2:45:36; D looks around for more tidbits 2:48:20; D rouses 2:54:10; out BSD 2:54:47; flock of black birds buzz by the nest 4:25:43 to 4:26:25 Cam 1 reset 4:52pm. D in BD w/lots of fluff 5:37:33; works on right back rail 5:37:59; digs in bole 5:39:10; Twiggy time 5:40:26; removes feather from Twiggy 5:40:38; M in BSD w/fluff 5:47:25; D digs in bole 5:47:41; M helps 5:48:10; D lays in bole 5:49:44; repositions and kicks with feet 5:50:09 then gets up; more digging 5:51:05; D rouses 5:51:47; he does some more bole adjustments 5:53:25; He lays down again 5:54:13 and pulls some fluff around him; gets up 5:55:43; M preens 5:56:39; D out BD 5:57:24; IR comes on 6:02:45; M lays down 6:30:00pm. M stands up 8:04:09; M PS's 9:10:07, lays back down 9:11:32; M sneezes 9:25:17; it's been raining for a while, M stands up 10:46:00, scratches her head 10:46:20pm then preens her chest & wing.

Friday - December 28, 2018

No eagles yet (as of 7:50am) & IR light still on this rainy morning! IR light off 7:53:31; D in BSD 8:48:10, eats some soggy left-over nest-overs (lol) 8:48:52; D to 11 o’clock branch 8:49:49; D in FD 9:32:57; M in BSD 9:33:35 (she stumbles); D to LB 9:43:43 & out 9:45:23; M out BSD 9:52:08. D in FD w/stick 11:38:36, he totes it here & there & finally places it on back rail 11:39:27; D to LB 11:45:36 & out 11:46:12. M in BSD 12:08:43pm; D in FD 12:09:31, both beak-plow; D lays down in the bole 12:12:45; D to LB 12:24:09 & out 12:24:15; D in BSD w/fluff 12:27:09; D steps up to RB 12:32:38 & out 12:33:02; M preens while D is away; D in BSD w/stick 12:39:46; D to LB 12:44:37 & out BD 12:45:02. M chatters to D 1:03:54 & then squees as he approaches nest 1:04:08; D in BD w/mangled partial coot 1:04:10 & M squees with delight; D to RB 1:07:36, rouses, then out 1:08:03; M gulps down the last of her meal 2:04:49; M to LB 2:05:39 & out 2:05:42. D in BD w/fluff 2:31:50, he decides it’s time to do something with an unruly pine-cone branch & goes to work on it 2:32:19; D tries his best to break off the twiggy end 2:33:04; D steps away from the branch 2:41:03 for a break, he’s back at it 2:43:01; D to LB 2:51:46 & out 2:52:15. Cam 1 reset 3:47:58pm. D in BD w/fluff 3:49:36; D to RB 4:19:10 & out 4:19:29. IR light on 6:04:00; P's chatter in the background 6:14:46pm.

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. 

Monday - December 24, 2018

D lands on LB 6:57:20, hops to nest 6:57:42; M leaves her back tree perch 6:57:57, lands on LB 6:58:10, hops to nest 6:58:21; both P's dig in the nest; D to RB 7:03:26; IR light off 7:31:20; M starts tracking something 7:57:10, softly chirps 7:57:17; D in BSD 8:25:36, he moves a stick & both nestorize; M chirps & talks to D 8:35:26; D out BSD 8:38:05; M preens 9:20:04; M seems quite intent with her surroundings for the past hour or so, peering here & there 10:20:00; M out BSD 10:57:39; M in FD 11:23:38; D lands on LB 11:37:49 & M starts digging in the fluff; D hops to nest 11:38:14; both P's appear to be tracking something 11:39:00; D shakes his head 11:41:28 & M nips at him; they go back to scanning the skies; D turns around & M has to move out of his way (up onto the right rail) 11:44:07; both still watching something; M preens her chest feathers 12:01:58; D out BSD 12:03:21, M follows 12:04:32; M in over RB w/fluff 1:30:26; M out BSD 2:14:04; D lands on LB 2:38:32, hops to nest 2:40:50; Cam 1 reset 2:56pm; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 3:24:25; D flies off 4:05:47; D in BD w/lots of fluff 4:08:26; D plops down & snuggles in 4:10:57; D stands up 4:15:50, flies out BSD 4:17:18; M in FD w/fluff 5:05:37; D in FD w/big branch 5:05:27; D lays down 5:12:33; M nibbles on D's feathers 5:12:41 as D pulls fluff around him; M starts nibbling on D again 5:13:04 & he stands up 5:13:26; D fluffs the bole, then lays back down 5:15:01; D gets up to adjust the fluff 5:15:40 then lays down again 5:16:45; M chirps 5:19:17, 5:20:59, 5:21:57, and again every minute or so;  M calls louder 5:25:17; M squawks at D 5:47:47 & he stands up 5:47:51 & fluffs the fluff; D lays down 5:48:54; D stands up 5:54:50; M preens D's head feathers 5:56:50 & 5:57:07, a bit of beaking as he objects 5:57:09; M back up to back rail 5:57:26, leans over to give D a peck 5:57:40; after a bit of beakplowing, D snuggles back down 5:58:31; D stands up 5:59:18; D to RB 5:59:56; M walks to center of nest 6:00:20 & arranges the fluff; D flies off 6:00:47 & behind the nest 6:00:50; M lays down as the IR light comes on 6:04:34pm. M sleeping peacefully until Rocky hops onto the back rail 9:13:39, she partially spreads her wings, gives him "the look" 9:13:42 & he does a flying leap off the nest.

Sunday - December 9, 2018

Rainy night & morning; Fly-by behind nest 7:24:01am; D in to LB 7:24:12, hops to nest 7:24:20 where he does some beakplowing; IR light off 7:29:40; D to LB 7:30:3 & out 7:31:02; Messy-Head M in FD 7:31:33, she also fluffs the fluff; D in FD w/fluff 7:33:09; D picks up the fluff 7:33:13 & gives it to M 7:33:15; D practically stands on M's head 7:33:29 trying to help spread fluff & aerate the nest; M picks up & moves a big pile of fluff 7:34:26, using her wing & D for balance; D out BD 7:45:25 & M watches him fly around; M out BSD 8:12:04; D in FD w/fluff 11:13:09; wet & bedraggled M lands on LB 11:13:20, hops to nest 11:13:46; D rouses 11:17:26; M out BD 11:21:30; D out BSD 11:26:28; M in FD w/fluff 12:09:17pm; D in FD w/branch 12:10:19; M out BSD 12:11:49; after digging in the nest, D has another go at Twiggy 12:12:57; M in FD with big stick 12:15:03; stick war 12:15:07; M won the stick war, so after she places the stick D goes over to move it (lol) 12:15:33; D to RB 12:20:38 & out 12:22:00; D lands on LB w/small stick 12:26:01, hops to nest 12:26:03; M out BSD 12:27:54; D out BSD 12:42:56; D in FD w/stick 1:04:30; D out BSD 1:10:18. IR light on 5:48:29pm.

Friday - December 7, 2018

IR light off 7:25:34am; D flies behind the nest 7:25:47 & in BSD w/twig 7:25:51; D scratches his head 7:26:20 then does some beak-plowing; D moves a stick from the left rail 7:27:25 to the right and then almost back to where it came from; M flies by on the right side 7:27:54; M in FD 7:28:12; D moves the same stick 7:31:11 (in a circle, ends up putting it on the back rail); M to LB 7:32:46 & out 7:33:07; D trims stick on the front-left 7:33:11; D to LB 7:35:58 & out 7:36:08; D in FD w/stick 7:42:12; a Y-shaped stick flips over and takes a brief ride on D's neck (lol) 7:43:26; D walks up RB 7:49:00 & flies out 7:49:11; D in FD w/another Y-shaped stick 7:57:05; D to LB 8:02:30, flies out 8:05:38; Deer can be seen on ground to the left from 8:13:37 to 8:27:26; D in FD w/stick 8:16:51, places it and then flies out BD 8:20:42; D in BD w/little log 9:01:11; D out BSD 9:02:37; D does a beautiful fly-in the BD w/stick 9:04:09; Finally places it on back left rail 9:04:54; D out BD 9:08:37; D in FD w/fluff 9:35:28; D rearranges sticks 9:36:47; D rouses 9:39:40; M in FD w/food (roadkill squirrel?) 9:43:43; Beaking as D tried to check out what she brought 9:43:58; D gives up and digs in bole 9:44:29; M starts to eat 9:44:54; D to RB 9:48:32; turns around 9:48:36; out toward back 9:49:12; can see flying behind nest 9:49:13; D in BSD w/twig 9:51:43; drops it on M's food 9:51:50; then places it at front 9:52:03; D gives Twiggy some attention 9:53:26; D to RB 9:56:00 & out 9:56:19; D in FD w/pinecone branch slightly hitting M with it 9:59:40; he places it on right rail 9:59:46; M moves her food more toward the pantry 10:00:19; M snaps at D as he gets too close to the food 10:05:44; M decides to move it more, then eats 10:08:48; D walks onto Y-nook 10:11:57; D out 10:12:20; D in FD w/squirrel 10:15:07; D rouses 10:18:01; He goes to work on Twiggy and right back rails 10:18:08; ; D tosses a pinecone 10:20:52; M pulls the squirrel toward her 10:21:49; D retrieves the pinecone 10:21:58; and it pops out of his mouth to land near squirrel 10:22:03; M moves the squirrel to the back 10:22:18; D discretely nibbles on other food 10:22:31; M starts defurring the squirrel 10:23:46; D to LB 10:25:25; and out 10:26:32; D in FD w/stick 10:33:12; D to RB 10:38:02 & out 10:38:26; D in FD w/big stick 10:46:24; hits M with it 10:46:41; puts over M's tail 10:46:46; then pulls making M move 10:46:51; While taking it across the nest, it lands on his back 10:47:15; he places it on the left rail 10:47:24; nope, back to right 10:47:41; then to back 10:49:04; won't fit so back to front 10:49:44; finally to right 10:50:19; D continues his nestorations as M eats; D moves a stick from under M 10:58:36; M tries to swallow pelt 11:15:58; and again 11:16:28; almost gone 11:17:06; M takes it back out then does a crop drop 11:17:57; D out BD 11:25:22; After nibbling on it more, M tries to down it again 11:28:57; and gone, gulp 11:29:15;  D in FD w/fluff 11:30:41; M hands D a stick 11:31:01; M out BSD 11:32:47; D takes advantage of M being gone and nibbles in pantry then starts on the squirrel 11:33:54; Cam 1 reset 11:58am; D finishes nibbling & heads for the left rail to move some sticks & fluff 12:02:53pm; M in FD w/long stick 12:05:26, D assists & places it on the right front rail; M backs up & perches on the back rail 12:14:47 to get a better view of D’s nestorations; M out BSD 12:42:22; D out BD 1:03:36; Nice fly in as D comes in BSD w/stick in his mouth 1:11:03; M flies behind nest 1:13:22; M in FD w/pine sprig in her mouth 1:13:34; D takes it from her 1:13:41; Both do some nestorations then stand looking around until D hops to the RB 1:34:31 & out 1:34:54; D in FD w/fluff 1:38:29; he does more nestorations slowly covering squirrel then M hops to the LB from the back of the nest 1:56:24; M out 1:56:39; D to LB 1:56:45; D out 1:57:31; D lands on LB with stick in right talon 2:51:12; He loses it when he hops to the nest and the stick remains hung by the Y nook 2:51:26; D moves another stick and the new one pokes up a bit 2:51:40; D digs up the squirrel 2:52:59 and begins to eat; M in to LB 2:54:42; turns her head to see what D is eating 2:54:58; D stops eating after the second look M gives him and moves to the bole 2:55:29; D works on vertical stick at front 2:58:43; M hops to nest 3:02:34; D to 11 o'clock branch 3:13:27; He flies off 3:17:17; M turns around 3:52:03; D in BD w/fluff partially covering squirrel 4:18:37; D does some nestorations then lays in bole kicking his feet to shape 4:31:45; up 4:31:48; D shows interest in the squirrel so M beaks him 4:32:54; D goes back to the bole 4:36:15; M stars nibbling on the squirrel 4:36:55; D to RB 4:38:47; D out 4:39:04; D in FD w/stick almost landing on M and she gives him a scolding 4:42:13; D places stick 4:42:32; D to RB 4:44:57; and out 4:46:11; M continues eating then D comes in BSD w/fluff 5:33:56; D out BD 5:38:14; M downs the pelt 5:39:28; Gulp 5:39:59; M out BSD 5:41:05; D approaches as M heads into the back trees 5:41:10; D in BSD 5:41:14; Looks around, moves a stick then goes out BSD 5:43:50; IR light comes on 5:49:06; Cam 1 reset 7:52pm. 

Wednesday - November 7, 2018

Cam clock still on DST): IR light off 7:47:30am; M leaves perch in back tree (lower right) 7:52:07, flies in FD 7:52:15; D leaves perch on back tree (lower right) 7:52:29 & flies behind nest tree, lands on LB 7:52:41; D hops to nest 7:52:51 and both P's beak-plow nest; M flies out FD 7:55:07; D hops to RB 7:58:25, flies out 7:58:41; M in BSD 6:48:02; D in BSD 6:48:50; D rouses 6:52:08; D works on stick on right rail 6:53:37; D lays down 6:56:03; D gets up 6:58:08; D out BD 7:00:37; M out BSD 7:01:58pm.

Tuesday - October 23, 2018

IR light off 7:40:19; D in FD w/pinecone branch that doesn't quite make it over the LB 7:40:27; D wrestles with the pinecones 7:42:55 but the branch slips further off the front of nest 7:43:16; D bites pinecones 7:43:35; D works on the wonky sticks on the left side 7:48:22; still rearranging sticks; 7:51:20; D out BSD 7:56:06; D in FD w/twig 9:15:41, he immediately grabs a stick & starts moving it around; M in FD 9:19:36; M & D beak-plowing 9:20:07; M moves a stick 9:22:10; D out BSD 9:25:03; D flies low behind nest 9:27:33, then in FD w/fluff 9:27:51; M squats down to continue digging 9:32:48 as D works on pinecones at FD; M lays down 9:33:23; D snips off a pinecone 9:34:31; M awkwardly gets up 9:34:50 & moves D's stick, but D moves to reclaim it 9:35:12, M steals it back 9:35:31; D to RB 9:38:20 & out 9:38:45; D in FD w/stick 9:41:37; D out BSD 9:46:45; D in FD w/stick 9:50:18; D to RB 9:52:56 & out 9:53:17; D in FD w/stick 9:54:22; D to RB 9:58:15 & out 9:58:51; D in FD w/twiggy stick 10:00:12; D to RB 10:08:26 & out 10:08:52; D in FD w/twiggy stick 10:12:27; D out BSD 10:20:35; D in w/fluff 10:32:40; beaking 10:33:00; D out BSD 10:39:18; D in FD w/stick 10:44:45 (crow vocal as he comes in); M tries to help w/stick 10:45:24, D tells her he's got it 10:45:45; M has trouble getting out of his way (she's standing on the stick) 10:45:54; D lays down & snuggles in the fluff 11:01:13; D stands up 11:10:11 & piddles with the back rail; D rouses 11:14:24; D out BSD 11:15:45; M out BSD 11:57:16. D in FD w/fish 3:24:53pm; D starts eating 3:25:27; D finishes the fish by gulping down the tail 3:31:13; D lays down 4:06:39 & plays w/fluff; D stands up 4:54:36; M in BSD 4:56:40 & D gets busy fluffing the fluff (to hide evidence of his meal? Lol); M out BSD 5:06:03; D lays down 5:22:34; D stands up 6:27:03; D hops to LB 6:29:04 & out 6:29:37; IR light on 7:20:21pm.

Thursday - October 18, 2018

D in FD w/stk 7:25:12am; D out BSD 7:31:00; IR light off 7:34:48. Cam 1 reset 10:41-ish. M in FD 1:07:48pm; D in RFD 2:08:41, he immediately moves a small stick then plays with a loose feather & then beak-plows; D out BSD 2:24:08; D in BD w/stk 2:25:04; D out BSD 2:30:17; D in BD w/stk 2:33:34, he places it on the right rail then moves it to the front rail 2:34:11; crop drop for D 2:46:27; D out BSD 2:47:12; D in FD w/stk? 2:48:11; D does mini-nestorizations while M looks on; D out BSD 2:56:12; M preens 4:21:16; M still on the nest alone 4:21:16; M out BSD 5:13:29. D in BSD w/pine cone branch 6:49:46, he places it on the front rail then picks it up & moves it around, eventually placing it on the left rail 6:50:15, he chomps on it to whittle it down; D gets comfy batmobile-style 6:57:19; M in FD 7:08:26 & D gets up to beak-plow as M carefully tries to get out of his way so she can help; D out BD 7:22:07; M out BSD 7:26:30; IR light on 7:28:33pm.

Friday - October 5, 2018

M & D flew in the BD beautifully early this afternoon, first M at 12:05:35pm & then D at 12:07:21; both did a little beak-plowing (D more than M); M pecks at D 12:11:51; D to RB 12:12:53, rouses 12:13:17 & flies off 12:13:39. M stays behind & enjoys Berry Mountain Days Homecoming Festivities, finally flying out the BSD at 2:13:58.