Wednesday - March 20, 2019

Dad appears to be preening Mom's feathers.
Photograph by Bill Cameron

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:27:44; beautiful fly-in’s by both M & D; M in BSD 6:32:06, D in BSD 6:32:18; both peck around in the fluff; M up & over LB & out 6:34:29; D rouses 6:37:17; D finds a food scrap in the pantry & eats it 6:37:41; D to LB 6:38:47 & out 6:38:54; M in FD 8:39:26, she aerates then sits & enjoys the first day of Spring; D lands on LB 10:08:54; M aerates 10:09:07; D to nest 10:11:39; both nestorize; D lays down 10:29:24; Cam 1 reset 10:47:15am; D gets up 10:47:34 & tweaks pine cone bough; feisty beaking 10:50:15; D lays back down in his beloved bole 10:52:55; M spreads her wings causing D to get up 11:07:17, D preens; D aerates the bole 11:09:30 then lays down 11:18:28; M moves & D beaks her 11:16:55 & she backs up to the rail; D gets up 12:01:48; D aerates the bole 12:06:21; D rouses 12:28:31 then hops to LB 12:28:39 & out 12:29:40; M watches D leave then takes off herself out the BSD 12:29:52; M in FD 1:38:04; preens 1:42:41; D in FD w/twiggy branch 1:50:35, he places a broke off piece on front rail the both M & D tweak the branch; D places the branch on back rail 1:51:07 then digs in the bole; feisty beaking 1:58:00; D to LB 2:00:26 & out 2:00:37; M preens 2:27:07; M to LB 3:22:53 & out 3:22:56; D in FD w/stick 3:28:07, he places it on the front rail 3:28:29, but changes his mind & moves it to the right rail 3:28:40 & moves a couple others while he’s there; D to LB 3:50:56 & out 3:51:10; D in BSD w/fluff 5:43:56, M in BD 5:44:02; M messes w/a stick on the left rail trying to move it 5:44:40, D tries then M tries again 5:45:44 & D gets his beak in to help & beaks M instead 5:45:59; they both try on & off to move the stick, finally giving up 5:52:54; D steps up on right rail 5:56:13, hops to RB 5:56:31 & out 5:56:44; D in BSD w/stick 5:59:39, he totes it around & tweaks it then sits w/Mom; D to LB 6:09:10 & out 6:09:23; D in BSD with both talons full of something-or-another (Clumps of wet straw? Black dirt? Mangled road kill?) 7:00:25; doesn’t look like M can figure out what it is either, lol; they both do a little nestorizing; M to LB 7:08:41 & out 7:09:12; D waits around for a minute or so watching to see if M comes back, but she doesn’t so he flies out the BSD 7:11:09; IR light on 7:17:17pm.

Sunday - March 17, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): Cam 1 came back online about 4:14 pm; D in BSD w/branch 6:03:51; places it on front rail 6:04:02; Picks up then drops something in the pantry 6:04:22; D out BSD 6:04:38; M in BSD 7:01:35; D in BSD 7:01:40; M preens 7:01:54; Both do a little nestorations; M out BSD 7:05:29; D out BSD 7:07:48; IR light comes on 7:16:13pm.

Friday - March 15, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): Cam 1 offline until 7:30am. Blackbird & Bluebird activity around nest 9:17:33-9:19:08; E lands on right side back tree 9:28:36, appears to hop from branch to branch 9:29:08 (or could be some hanky-panky going on back there, lol); E leaves back tree 9:29:58 (didn’t see a second E leave); D in BD w/small stick 9:34:34; D places it on right rail, fluffs a bit, sits a bit, then hops to LB 9:45:16 & out 9:45:27; M in BSD w/small log-type stick 9:48:44, she puts it on front rail; M aerates the bole 9:49:07 & fluffs some fluff 9:51:48; D in BD with a large wonky branch 9:52:28, stick war ensues; feisty beaking 9:53:20; stick war continues 9:53:30, M wins! D picks up M’s log stick 9:54:08 & puts it in back while M attempts to get the wonky branch placed just right on the left rail; D tweaks branch 9:54:16 & M helps causing the branch to get moved to the front; intermittent feisty beaking (lol); M gives up & lets D have the branch, he tweaks it & about nudges it off the front rail 9:56:44; M preens while D tweaks 9:57:35; D finally finishes tweaking & moves to the bole & aerates 9:59:03; D to LB 10:03:46 & out 10:04:05; M out BSD 10:17:26; M approaches nest 1:32:36 & lands in nest from the BSD 1:32:39, D lands right behind her one second later 1:32:40; both just sit & look around, feathers blowing in the wind; D out over RB 1:37:54; D in BD w/fluff 1:40:05; D aerates the bole & M joins in 1:41:16; D to RB 1:43:35 & out 1:43:54; D in BSD w/wonky branch 1:50:00; M grabs hold of it as D tries to get it placed 1:50:13, mini stick war ensues & M gets a piece that broke off 1:50:18; D places his part on right front rail & tweaks it 1:50:33; D grabs M’s portion 1:51:04 & M grabs it, too; another stick war 1:51:07, D gets it & puts on right rail 1:51:20; D steps onto RB 1:54:12 & out 1:54:18; M up & over LB 1:57:03; D in BD w/headless fish 6:23:06; M in BSD 6:26:25; D lays down 6:30:19; M backs up & starts to eat fish 6:45:23; D gets up 6:45:51, moves around the bole & aerates; M gets a piece of straw caught in her beak 6:50:14; D rouses 6:50:44, hops to RB 6:51:27; M feaks 6:51:54; D hops back to nest 6:52:00; M grabs a long pine branch & stands it on end 6:52:11 & D pushes it out of the way then goes back to aerating the bole; M hops to LB 6:53:19 & out 6:53:25; D tweaks a branch 6:54:11; D out BSD 6:56:53; IR light on 7:13:58pm.

Thursday - March 7, 2019

IR light off 6:45:50; M flies toward nest 6:50:54 & in BD w/stick 6:50:57; M picks up the stick 6:51:49 and places on right-front rail; D flies toward nest 6:53:27 & in BSD 6:53:30; both pick at fluff; M swipes her head on her shoulder and it leads to some beaking 6:54:17; M backs up onto the right rail 6:56:37, more beaking 6:56:39; M hops back onto nest 6:57:49; M out BSD 6:59:10; D out BSD 7:00:08; >>> Cam 1 reset, M on nest 9:07:17, M out BSD 9:35:21; M glides in BSD beautifully w/branch 9:45:45 & places it on back right rail 9:46:07; M grabs branch from front rail & moves it to the back of nest 9:46:36; M picks up a small branch & just moves it aside 9:46:42, she moves a twig & then aerates the bole 9:47:00; chores finished for the time being, M takes a break 9:48:30, crop drop 9:57:48, then back to work nestorizing & tugging on branches 9:58:07; M rests again for a spell before hopping to LB 10:15:20 & out 10:15:29; no nest activity through noon; >>>Cam down most of the afternoon, back online at 5:07pm. M lands on LB 6:49:38 & calls to D 6:49:43; D lands on LB 6:59:50; M hops to nest 6:49:52; D comes in view 6:50:02 & hops to nest 6:50:12; D pecks at some fluff, then turns to nip on Twiggy 6:52:22; M out BSD 6:54:27 & D follows 6:55:03; IR light on 6:59:19pm.

Wednesday - March 6, 2019

IR light off 6:45:17am; M flies by on lower-right side 6:49:34; M in FD 6:49:57; D flies toward nest 6:50:15 & in BD 6:58:18; M out BSD 6:54:01; D out BSD 6:54:21; M in BSD w/large branch 9:04:52 which she places on front rail; M sits in the middle of the nest & enjoys the view(s) for about 15 minutes before heading out the BSD 9:18:47. >>> Cam 1 reset 12:38:07. D in BD 2:38:14; digs in bole 2:38:35; M in BSD 2:40:54; D rouses 2:42:20; D trims branch at front rail 2:42:26; D pulls the branch to a vertical position 2:43:44; D puts his foot on it for better leverage as he continues to trim 2:44:30; D to 11 o'clock branch 3:02:55; D out 3:03:48; M moves vertical stick 3:04:30; D flies behind nest 3:04:31; D in BSD w/stick 3:04:50; Tug-o-stick 3:04:58; D to RB 3:08:33; D out 3:09:03; D in BSD w/stick 3:10:55; M tries to take it and stick war ensues 3:11:01; D wins and places on right rail 3:11:15; M tries to move branch at front rail 3:13:09; D to RB 3:13:32; D out 3:13:53; M to RB 3:13:57 & out 3:14:00; M in BD 5:58:31, D in BD right behind M 5:48:42; both do some fluffing 5:59:16 & D really works on the bole; D shakes himself down in the bole 6:00:56; M turns around to face BD & she brushes the top of D’s head w/her tail feathers so he gets up 6:05:05; M out BSD 6:05:21; D watches M leave but decides to try out the bole some more 6:10:24; D finally decides to get up & go 6:48:50, D out BD 6:49:55; IR light on 7:06:41pm.

Wednesday - February 6, 2019

Video: Worrisome Wonky Stick

EARLY MORN: M gets up 1:22:11am: stretches then calls out 1:22:34; D answers from nearby 1:22:41 and they both chatter for a few; M scratches an itch 1:22:53; M backs up to LF rail then preens 1:23:20; turns 1:25:10; M hops onto LB 1:25:22; D calls and M answers 1:25:36; M's wings come into view as she repositions 1:25:44; PS heard 1:26:04; M hops back to nest 1:27:36; rolls-n-fluffs eggs 1:27:53; Finally wiggles onto eggs 1:29:26; M preens wing 1:45:46; she gets up to roll eggs 1:46:42; M calls out 1:48:12; D answers 1:48:20; M preens for a bit then settles onto eggs 1:51:15. MORN: M up 6:56:54, she calls out/chatters to D 6:57:04; stretches out her left wing, rouses & preens 6:57:46; M rolls-n-fluffs, rolls some more then snuggles down 7:00:39; M calls to D again 7:14:31; M gets up 7:17:29 & moves away from the bole chirping softly; S/C #1 M flies out BSD 7:18:38; D in BSD 7:18:58, he gives his eggs a roll or two 7:19:19 then shimmies down 7:20:04; IR light off 7:35:18; D up for egg duty 7:49:17, rouses 7:49:27, shimmies down 7:50:06; D up for egg duty 8:07:34 with a roll-roll here and a fluff-fluff there, here a roll there a fluff, everywhere a roll-n-fluff; D up again for egg duty 8:17:39 & 8:56:46, rouses 8:56:51; D alerts 9:15:07;  (I think he was fussing at Eddie for making all that noise...LOL); S/C #2 M in FD w/fluff 9:23:20; D relinquishes his comfy spot 9:23:36; gives M a status report 9:23:42; D walks onto Y nook 9:23:49; and out 9:23:58; M heads for her eggs 9:25:01 gives them a roll & fluffs the fluff; M grabs a big stick from the left & drops it on the right side of nest 9:26:20 then she does some intensive aerating in & around the bole; M greets her eggs 9:25:26;  wiggles onto eggs 9:29:16; D in BSD w/fluff 9:34:26 as M softly chirps at him; D puts the fluff closer to M and spreads it a bit 9:34:29; D turns around then backs into M & accidentally sits on her 9:34:58 and has to flap wings; D hops to LB 9:35:25; and out 9:35:49; M preens every now and then until Cam 1 reset 10:16:29am. M up for egg duty 11:07:38, 11:41:30, 1:38:58, 1:45:05 & 1:45:41; M takes care of an itch 2:54:13 then gets up for egg duty 2:55:14 & 3:08:39; S/C #3 M chirps/calls out & then full-fledge alerts 3:26:29, D lands on 11-o’clock branch 3:26:48 & joins in the alert; M gets up 3:26:58 & carefully moves away from the bole 3:27:07, she searches the area then flies out the BSD 3:27:24; D glides to nest 3:27:31, checks his eggs & snuggles down 3:27:53; D up for egg duty 3:55:55 & 4:22:17; D gets up 5:01:23 & calls out quite loudly, scratches his head 5:02:00 & rouses 5:02:23; D tends to his eggs 5:03:26; S/C #4 M in BSD w/branch 5:10:04; D gets up 5:10:10, steps up to Y-nook 5:10:20 chatters to M, hops up the LB 5:10:42 & M gets vocal; D flies out FD 5:10:49; M tries to move the branch 5:11:34 but doesn’t have much luck; M checks her eggs 5:14:45 & snuggles down 5:15:40; M gets up 5:58:52 for egg duty; M’s tail feathers & petticoats blow in the wind as M gets up 6:26:29, she has a hard time because the wonky branch is in her way; M grabs the wonky branch w/her beak & tries to get it under control 6:26:53, she manages to extract herself from its clutches 6:27:03 & tries moving it; M manages to grab it loose 6:27:49 & after a couple of tenuous minutes (afraid she was going to step on her eggs), gets it placed on the front rail 6:29:30; M peers out the BSD as D comes in w/fish 6:29:41 (NOW he shows up!); M & D talk & then he flies out the BD 6:30:17; M makes short work of the fish (gives a new meaning to "gone in 60 seconds") Okay, not that quick; M swallows tail 6:32:08; Energized, she returns to tackling the branch 6:32:40; M grabs it and using her wings to help, she pushes it farther onto the front rail 6:34:21; and again at 6:35:07; M grabs it and hops with it onto the  rail 6:35:27; M returns her attention back to the eggs 6:36:18; IR comes on 6:36:39; Rolls and fluffs then settles 6:39:47pm.

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. 

Saturday - December 15, 2018

EARLY MORN: Can hear a Great Horned Owl in the distance for a while before D lands on left side of nest tree (some sticks at front of nest move as he lands) 3:34:20am; can see tip of wing as he shifts position 3:35:21; Flaps wings as he enters nest from the left 3:36:12; after digging in the nest a bit, D hops to RB 3:41:23; he rouses 3:41:54; M calls from a distance 3:50:28; D answers from RB 3:50:40. MORN: D eases down RB 7:15:30am & hops to nest 7:15:34; M in FD 7:25:13; both nestorize a bit; Twiggy time for D 7:27:12; both fluffing the fluff 7:27:40; IR light off 7:29:14; D steps up on front rail 7:30:20, hops up the LB 7:30:27 & out 7:31:11. D in BSD w/pine bough 8:38:37; M out BSD 8:42:08; M in BSD w/forked branch (she almost over-shot the nest) 8:44:52; D takes it away from M 8:45:03 & places it on the right rail 8:45:22 & tweaks it; M flies out FD 9:21:46; M in BSD 10:06:39, she starts calling out 10:06:49; D in BSD w/mangled fish 10:07:09; M grabs the fish 10:07:11; D moves over & digs in the bole 10:07:44 as M eats; D eyes the fish & M beaks him 10:09:07; D rearranges sticks 10:11:06; M to LB 10:21:41 & out 10:21:45; D moves over to grab the nestover fish 10:21:52; D hops on LB w/fish in beak 10:22:06 & flies out 10:22:07; M in FD 10:23:30; D flies by behind nest 10:32:48; D in BSD in w/stick 10:33:05; stick war 10:33:17; D to RB 11:31:29; D back to nest 11:39:48; D lays in bole kicking feet to shape 11:41:29; gets up 11:42:07; D to RB 11:43:14; D rouses on RB 11:43:38; D out 11:49:57; D in BSD w/stick 11:55:09; D to RB 12:04:02 & out 12:04:43pm; Cam 1 reset 12:49:02, M is still on the nest surveying her domain; M up & over the LB heading out 1:10:25; no nest activity between M’s departure & 4:10:00. D leaves trees behind nest 5:07:54 and heads toward the nest and comes in BSD 5:07:58; M starts her approach 5:08:02 and comes in BSD w/stick 5:08:05; D takes it to place on the right front rail 5:08:08; D turns to fluff bole for M 5:08:44; He moves back to front rail to adjust sticks 5:10:47; D rouses 5:12:34; Digs in bole 5:12:44; he lays in bole 5:22:53 shaping with feet; gets up 5:23:42 and works on Twiggy; D hops to RB 5:33:56; and out 5:36:01; M lays in bole 5:36:45; D in BSD w/stick 5:42:32; he places it on M 5:42:47; M tries to grab it 5:42:48; and stands 5:43:06; M out FD over LB 5:45:46; M flies by right side 5:45:53 on her way to back trees; D out BSD 5:48:46; and heads to back trees; IR light comes on 5:53:30pm.

Friday - December 14, 2018

D in FD w/fluff 7:32:15am, D aerates; IR light off 7:32:49; D out BD 7:41:22; D in FD w/fluff 7:57:52; M in FD 8:01:13; D works on right front rail 8:04:54; a little Twiggy time 8:12:09; D out BSD 8:24:20; M chatters 8:33:04 then squees as D flies in BSD w/UFO & lands 8:33:18; D feeds M a bite 8:33:39; D spreads fluff 8:35:14; beaking 8:35:41; M grabs the UFO 8:36:25; D tweaks Twiggy 8:37:31; D tries to take a bite, but M beaks him (lol) 8:39:02; D steps up on RB 8:39:52 & out of view, then out 8:40:46; M to LB 8:45:33 & out 8:45:55; D in FD w/large forked branch 9:37:39; he totes it around, gnaws on it, & stands it on end (quite comical) before getting a piece broke off & satisfied w/its placement 9:41:07; D eats leftover UFO 9:41:18; D out BD 9:52:27; D in FD w/fluff 10:26:15; D works on stick at front 10:26:58; pulls up a big piece of fluff from bole 10:33:09; M in BSD w/fluff almost landing on D 10:35:57; after they both work the bole, D goes to work on Twiggy 10:38:02; M out BSD 10:43:22; D follows out BSD 10:43:28; Cam 1 reset 10:43:50; D in BSD w/UFO 10:47:39; he looks around then starts nestorations; M in LB 10:48:10; M hops to nest as D moves to UFO 10:48:38; D gets a piece of UFO and gives M a bite 10:48:45; D rouses 10:49:16; D digs in bole 10:50:09; D outs pine bough on UFO then moves it further to the left 10:51:15; Cam 1 resets 10:59:49; D out BSD 11:04:00; D in BSD w/fluff 11:13:54; he places it over the UFO 11:13:59; M sees this and goes to UFO 11:16:46; she grabs it 11:16:55; and drags it to the pantry 11:17:03; M starts eating it 11:17:09; D to RB turning toward back 11:17:57 and out toward back trees 11:18:07; M tries to swallow rest of UFO 11:46:21; puts  it back on nest 11:46:34; nibbles on it more then tries to swallow again 11:50:21; success, gulp and gone 11:50:29; M out BSD 11:51:45. D in to LB 4:29:28pm, to nest 4:30:57; D gets the leftover UFO 4:31:33; D out BSD 4:36:34; M in BSD w/fluff 4:57:27; D flies by in background & enters the nest via BSD w/fluff 5:01:51; M out BSD 5:05:59; D to LB 5:06:13 & out 5:07:56; D in BSD w/stick 5:39:45; D out BSD 5:44:24; IR light on 5:45:07pm.

Wednesday - December 12, 2018

D in BSD 7:00:44am; M in to LB 7:00:48, hops to nest 7:01:07; both aerate & D scratches his head 7:01:30; beak kissing 7:02:28; D tweaks Twiggy 7:08:01 then rouses 7:08:31; M moves some fluff 7:13:06; beakering 7:14:13; D works on Twiggy some more 7:17:25; D to LB 7:20:03 & out 7:20:20; IR light off 7:26:56; D in FD w/stick 7:40:34; D to RB 7:47:37 & out 7:48:00; D in FD w/stick in beak 7:51:22 which gets placed on the back rail; M preens 7:52:58; with a feather stuck in his beak, D hops to RB 7:54:28 & out 7:55:01; D approaches nest 8:03:43, enters nest w/stick via BSD 8:03:46, M tries to take it but D holds on & drops it left of center in nest 8:04:16; D picks it up 8:04:28 & moves it to the front rail 8:04:39; M to LB 8:10:06 & out 8:10:20; D to LB 8:10:26 & out 8:10:30; fly-by 8:22:30, M in BSD w/large stick 8:22:33, she places it in the back of the nest 8:23:14, then moves it to the left… Cam 1 reset 9:13am. M out BSD 9:16:24. D in BSD w/fluff 12:09:06pm, after spreading the fluff, he moves a stick 12:09:30 over to right rail; D to LB 12:18:01 & out 12:18:10. D in BSD 12:21:00 & gets busy rearranging sticks; D to RB 12:26:54 & out 12:27:32; D in BSD w/super forked branch 1:52:33 which he almost impales himself on, he struggles to get it placed on the front side rail 1:54:17; D aerates 1:55:54, preens 1:58:12 & shakes his tail feathers 1:58:46; D to LB 2:05:36 & out 2:05:42. D in BSD w/stick 5:32:42, M in right behind him 5:32:48; D aerates while M looks around 5:33:48; D out BSD 5:41:09; IR light on 5:51:3pm; looks like M is spending the night. Cam 1 reset 6:43pm. M calls out 9:02:21 & D answers back from nearby; M moves to the back rail 9:03:08 & PS's off the back; M moves back to the center of the nest 9:03:58 & starts digging 9:04:04, then leans forward to lay down 9:05:50; Rocky runs up & down the LB 9:48:22, M hears him and gives "the look" 9:48:30pm.

Wednesday - December 5, 2018

D in BSD 7:00:39am; D digs in the nest, then lays down 7:03:07, kicking his feet to snuggle in; D stands up 7:04:21; IR light off 7:14:42; D to LB 7:25:31 & out 7:25:38; beautiful fly-in the BD w/fluff by D 7:43:32; D places fluff in bole 7:43:43: does a few more adjustments 7:46:55; lays down kicking his feet to shape 7:47:34; stands 7:47:41; D out BSD 7:55:24; D in BD w/branch 8:57:34; does a circle then places at right front 8:57:52; he just can't get it to trim right and ends up on his back 8:59:24; so he takes it to the left side to trim 8:59:34; places trimmed stick on right rail 9:00:29; he surveys the area for a bit then goes to lay in bole 9:21:21; but is distracted by sticks at front so he has to adjust them 9:21:28; more watching area then goes out FD over LB 9:47:52; Cam 1 reset 10:21am; D in BD 11:47:26; to LB 11:47:49; and out 11:47:53; Hi/bye dad!; D in BSD 12:07:53 where he stands, just looking around at his domain; D out BSD 12:38:04; Beautiful fly-in the BD by M 2:02:02; M moves out of the way 2:36:23 & D flies in BD 2:36:27; M to LB 2:41:15 & out 2:41:20; D follows her out the FD 2:41:24; D in BD w/stick 5:17:55; M lands on the LB 5:18:03, hops to nest 5:188:44; M flaps wings to turn around, hitting D in the process 5:21:20; M out BSD 5:21:35; D out BD 5:27:40; P's chatter (bonding?) 5:27:47; IR light on 5:57:28pm.

Friday - November 30, 2018

IR light off 7:20:07am; M in FD 7:26:16; D leaves perch behind nest 7:27:11, lands on LB 7:27:20, hops to nest 7:27:35; both dig in nest; D works on Twiggy 7:35:18; D works on front rail 7:41:14; D lays down 7:43:58, kicking his feet to snuggle in; D to RB 7:51:27; M yawns 8:14:07; D moves down the RB into view 8:19:04 & enters the nest 8:19:08, both M & D fluff the bole; D to RB 8:33:34 & out 8:35:07; D in BSD w/large forked branch 8:39:30; D trims & circles around, finally placing his stick on the front right side 8:41:20 where he continues trimming; D moves over to work on sticks at M's feet 8:42:55; D moves some small sticks 8:45:30, then works on the front rail 8:45:59; D trims & circles around, finally placing his stick on the front right side 8:41:20 where he continues trimming; D moves over to work on sticks at M's feet 8:42:55; D moves some small sticks 8:45:30, then works on the front rail 8:45:59; D trims a stick near M's "wonky" leg 8:58:35, then tries once again to tame Twiggy 8:59:12; D to 11-o'clock branch 9:14:56; D flies off the 11-o'clock branch toward the back trees 9:19:51; D in BSD (flies over M) w/stick in beak 9:22:50; D places stick on M's feet (a gift)? 9:23:08, then moves it several times; M stretches 9:25:21, flaps wings, then tries to help D 9:25:40 but he nips at her; D works on the stick M is standing on & she has to catch her balance 9:26:08; M hops out of D's way 9:26:25; M out BSD 9:28;05; D walk up onto Y-nook to watch M 9:28:24; D out FD 9:30:03; M in FD w/big stick 9:32:09, she places it on the back-right side; M moves her stick 9:33:45 to the back rail, then moves it again to the right-front side 9:34:26, getting it in the right spot 9:34:57; D flies by on the left side, low to the ground 9:35:09; M picks up her stick again 9:35:13 & puts it at the FD 9:35:23; D in FD  w/fluff 9:35:36; M moves the "log" and D grabs M's stick 9:35:34 & places it on the left rail, then moves it to the back rail 9:36:02; D beaks M 9:36:11; M turns her attention to Twiggy 9:36:17; D beaks towards M & she gives him "the look" 9:36:27; M gets back to work on Twiggy 9:36:29 & D works on M's stick; M gives up on Twiggy & stays perched on right rail 9:38:34; D out BSD 10:06:52; D in BSD/stick 10:10:08; D walks up onto LB 10:18:30 & flies out 10:18:40; D in BSD w/stick 10:34:42, he places it & then gives Twiggy a twang 10:35:43; D shimmies down in the bole 10:40:11 but gets right back up. D tries to give M a pinecone 10:58:02, she doesn’t want it so they beak-kiss instead; M gives Twiggy a few twangs while D works in the bole 10:58:30; Cam 1 resets 11:09; M calls out 11:29:40; D to RB 11:35:10 & out 11:36:18; M to LB 11:57:07 & out 11:57:56; M lands on the front of the nest 11:59:55 & has to scramble up & over LB 11:59:58; M calls out 12:24:56; M to LB 1:15:11 & out 1:15:13. Cam 1 reset 4:00. M in BSD 5:12:36; M out BSD 5:20:30 & flies behind nest; D in BSD 5:20:58; D out BD 5:24:00pm. 

Thursday - November 29, 2018

D lands on LB 6:57:02, hops to nest 6:57:29, works on Twiggy (right side stick) 7:02:27; IR light off 7:11:40; D out BSD 7:15:01; fly-by on right side 7:28:17; D in FD w/stick 7:28:29; D out BSD 7:36:39. D in BSD with both talons full of fluff 8:10:53, D to LB 8:14:57 & out 8:15:43; D returns with more fluff via the BSD 9:04:19 (not sure what time he left); M in FD 9:27:25, M out BSD 9:31:55; D in BSD with a small UFO (bird?) 10:00:03, he leaves the tidbit for M & nestorizes; M in FD 10:05:29, she gets the UFO 10:05:52 & scarfs it down 10:05:58; D works on Twiggy 10:15:22; D out BSD 10:17:42; M squees as D approaches the nest 10:19:25, D in BD with branch 10:19:26, he totes it around trying to get it placed & M tries to help 10:20:07 which causes D to get caught up between the fork in it 10:20:14, he finally gets it placed on the left front rail 10:22:55; after sitting a spell w/M, D heads out the BSD 10:37:30; D in FD w/forked pinecone branch 10:42:03; M tries to help 10:42:24, D gets it placed on the left rail 10:43:22; D scratches his head 10:54:28, he yawns 11:00:43 then hops to the RB 11:00:53 & out 11:01:09; D in FD w/branch 11:04:41, M takes it 11:05:02, but D gets it back 11:05:06; D to LB 11:17:33 & out 11:17:43; M out BSD 11:46:01. D in FD w/forked branch 12:41:56pm; after placing the branch & straightening up the nest, D steps up on the LB 12:55:12 & flies off 12:55:22; D in FD with a huge pinecone branch 1:11:36, this one gets placed on the front rail 1:12:40; D fluffs the bole & lays down (shimmying all the way) 1:15:31; after a much deserved rest, D takes off out the BSD 1:30:49. IR light on 5:48:58. D in FD with a small UFO 5:56:44; after eating his snack, D flies up to the 11-o’clock branch 6:05:05pm. D moves higher up the 11-o'clock branch 7:28:01; hops to nest 8:15:57; goes to RB 8:19:19; flapping sound 8:47:16pm (Dad either roused, flapped wings or flew off).

Friday - November 23, 2018

M in FD 6:46:24am; digs in nest 6:46:36; D in to LB 6:47:48; D to nest 6:48:03; he also digs in nest 6:48:17; D works on Twiggy 6:50:55; gives up 6:51:54; D to LB 6:55:56; and out 6:56:22; IR goes off 7:03:39; D in FD w/fluff 7:08:15; D moves a pinecone 7:08:55; M grabs D's fluff and pulls it toward bole 7:09:03; D works on back rail 7:10:30; Twiggy demands his attention 7:10:59;  he focuses on rail again 7:11:08; then on fluff and bole 7:12:01; D to RB 7:16:11; out 7:18:13; D in FD w/stk 7:21:38; After placing it on the back rail and giving it a trim, he turns to dig in the bole 7:23:10; M out BSD 7:24:47; D to RB 7:28:38; and out 7:29:03; D in BSD w/fluff 7:46:45; M in FD w/big branch 7:48:50; D tugs it from her grasp 7:48:56 and places it on the front rail 7:49:04; M not happy with its placement, grabs it making D backstep 7:49:16; Stick war 7:49:23; M wins and she places it on the front rail where D had it originally 7:49:44; Not happy with that, she picks it up to move it 7:50:09; D grabs an end 7:50:23; They both work with it and D finally places it on the left front rail 7:51:26; D to RB 8:15:13; and out 8:16:40; D in FD w/long branch 8:17:55; He struggles to pull it onto the nest 8:18:04; M grabs it and lifts it with no problem 8:18:31; Stick war 8:18:36 with some beak bonking 8:18:46; D takes possession dragging it over M and places it on the back rail 8:18:49; M stretches 8:24:14; D tries once again to break Twiggy 8:24:36; D walks onto RB 8:29:14; and out 8:29:55; M watches area as the winds pick up; Cam 1 reset 9:04am; M moves to back of nest 9:23:41; M out BSD 9:24:13. D in FD w/fluff 12:06:01pm; D out BSD 12:18:18; M in FD w/fluff 12:23:36; D in to LB 12:23:42; D to nest to help with fluff 12:23:56; M moves a stick 12:24:05; D moves it 12:24:15; D to RB 12:31:25; and out 12:32:10; D in BSD w/stk 12:36:41; D rouses 12:38:23; D and Twiggy go another round 12:40:40; D to RB 12:47:40; out 12:48:21; D in FD w/stk in beak 12:50:33; Both dig in nest 12:51:10; D to RB 12:57:11; out 12:57:17; D in FD w/stk 12:59:17; D out BSD 1:02:51; D in FD w/stk 1:04:47; M hops to Y 1:05:57; M turns around and makes way to BSD 1:06:24; M out BSD 1:07:24; D gives Twiggy a tweak or two 1:07:54; M in FD w/stk 1:09:06; Tug-O-Stick 1:09:15; M drags it over D 1:09:39 before placing it at BD 1:09:56; D moves a pinecone 1:10:12; Twiggy tweak 1:10:33; M scratches an itch 1:12:14; D out BSD 1:19:53; D in FD w/fluff 1:36:34; M helps spread 1:36:40; D gives attention to Twiggy 1:40:53; D out BSD 1:43:13; M makes her way to back of nest 1:58:28; M out BSD 1:59:03. Cam 1 reset 2:00 & again 2:30. M in FD w/stick 3:12:46; M calls out several times starting at 3:33:19; D lands on LB 4:37:50, hops to nest 4:37:56 & goes to work on back rail; P's beak a bit 4:45:27 then pick at fluff 4:45:39; D out BSD 4:48:53; D in FD w/twig 4:51:13; D bites at Twiggy 4:54:00; M tries to help 4:54:38 & it leads to more back & forth beaking; M out BSD 4:55:11; M in BSD w/stick 4:57:22; D out BSD 5:06:21; M out BSD 5:09:39; D in BSD 5:23:25; M flies toward nest 5:31:48 & in BSD 5:31:52; M tries to tame Twiggy (no luck) 5:33:36, D moves to work on back rail 5:33:56; M out BSD 5:38:50 & D follows 5:39:01; IR light on 5:46:58pm.

Thursday - November 8, 2018

Cam clock still on DST. IR light off 7:59:50am. D in FD w/stk 1:14:15pm; Digs in bole 1:16:06; D lays in bole shaping with feet 1:17:39; gets up 1:55:33 to fluff up bole; D walks onto right front rail 2:05:16; Hops to RB 2:06:16; D out 2:07:19; D in FD w/branch 2:08:38; Places  it on front rail, then right rail then back rail 2:09:20; finally satisfied he digs in bole 2:10:26; Lays down to shape bole then back up 2:13:21; Preens a bit then lays down 2:22:13; gets up 2:45:04; Rouses 2:57:51; D out BSD 2:58. IR light on 7:01:01. M in FD 7:06:27, M rouses 7:20:41, M out BSD 7:26:28pm.

Saturday - October 27, 2018

Video: Dad's Monster Branch

Photograph by Gena Flanigen

IR light off 7:46:18am. D in BSD 9:19:04, D starts digging in nest; gorgeous BD fly-in by M 9:25:16; D moves the forked branch on the back rail about 1/2 inch 9:29:27; D steps up to RB 9:38:45 & flies out 9:38:56; D in BSD w/huge forked branch 9:45:38, hilarity ensues as they try to wrestle it in place; M squeals as she catches her balance 9:48:10; M & D continue to wrestle with the monster branch & D finally gets it placed on the left back rail 10:11:10. D to RB 10:23:57, D back to nest 10:24:25 to help M with the bole; D to RB 10:26:08, he finally flies out 10:37:45; M out FD 10:46:57 (cam skipped). Cam 1 reset 11:04. M in FD 11:37:32, she starts to work on Dad's monster branch 11:38:06 & moves it

Photograph by Gena Flanigen

to right front rail; D in FD w/fluff 11:41:19, both spread the fluff then D notices his monster branch out of place & heads to it 11:41:38; D moves the branch farther up on the rail; D to RB 11:50:22 & out 11:50:45; D in BD w/stick 11:51:51; M to LB 11:58:53 & out 11:59:06; D to RB 12:01:44pm & out 12:01:50. Beautiful fly-in the BD by D 4:06:36 & M close behind comes in the BSD 4:06:43; D lays down 4:19:50; D gets up 4:36:49; M squeaks as she yawns (crop drop) 4:37:03; D squats down 4:38:00 then lays down 4:39:22; D stands up 4:46:03; M to LB 5:15:15 & out 5:15:17; D to LB 5:18:44 & out 5:19:45.