Monday - May 20, 2019

IR light off 6:18:25am; M can be heard 11:24:55, 11:25:09, & 11:25:21; M flies in the BSD & lands heavily on the nest 11:25:35; while waiting for D, M sits, looks & preens; D in FD w/stick 12:10:12; M rouses12:20:27; D hops onto RB 12:34:29; and out 12:34:42; Flyby behind nest as M watches 12:37:41; D in BSD w/stick 12:37:57; D to RB 12:45:56; D rouses 12:46:38; and out 12:46:55; M still on the nest soaking up the sun 1:12:01, she scratches an itch 1:13:01; two big ol’ crop drops 1:21:34; M up, over LB & out FD 1:30:03; Cam 1 reset 3:30; IR light on 9:04:36pm.

Sunday - April 7, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:11:24am; D in BSD 2:33:41; D shakes his head 2:34:12; D squats down 2:35:07 & pecks at fluff; D stands up 2:41:12 & turns to look out over the right rail; D flies out over the RB 2:45:40; M in BD w/fluff 6:54:14, she spreads the fluff & pecks around getting her beak all dirty; D lands on LB 6:55:59 & immediately hops to nest to check in w/M & do some pecking in the fluff; M pulls a stick from the front rail 6:56:02 & drops it in front of D 6:56:05 then she digs in the nest; M crop drops 6:58:50 & D digs in the nest; both look around for a bit, then D starts excavating 7:03:05; M & D beak 7:04:11; D works on front rail 7:04:36; M hops to the back of the nest 7:05:13 & looks out the BD; M out BSD 7:05:40; D watches M leave then walks to the back of the nest 7:13:43; D out BSD 7:15:03; IR light on 7:28:25pm.

Friday - March 22, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:25:18am; M in BSD 6:38:25; D in BSD 6:38:35; both dig in the nest; M bites on the pesky stick that's poking out from the left side, but it's firmly stuck in position 6:39:02; D to LB 6:43:12 & out 6:43:19; M out BSD 6:43:43; M in FD 8:37:41; D approaches nest 8:39:58, flies in BD w/fluff 8:40:01; both dig around with D doing most of the work; feisty beaking 8:43:46; D lays down 8:44:04, he gets up & grabs a branch to move & tweak it 8:44:40 & M backs up to get out of his way; D digs in bole then lays down 9:27:18; M moves & D beaks her 9:54:36; D gets up 9:55:15 & digs in the bole; D lays down again 9:59:08; M & D still on the nest 10:50:00; M startles D 11:02:58 & he gets up; D to LB 11:05:09 & out 11:05:40; M out BSD 12:11:39; >>> Cam 1 reset 12:57-ish. M in BSD 2:07:29; D in BSD w/stick 2:09:52, he sets it down & tugs on the protruding stick & then grabs a large twiggy stick from left rail & moves it (2:10:05) to the right rail; in the meantime, M has been fluffing fluff & D joins her 2:10:44; by 2:12:10 the fluffing is done & M & D sit quietly nest to each other enjoying the day, but not for long because the pesky protruding stick gets D’s attention so he heads over to it & attempts to move it 2:13:09, which is a no-go so he tweaks it instead; M starts the 1st of many crop drops 2:26:20; shadow passes behind nest & whoever cast it gets D's attention 2:26:43; more crop drops by M 2:26:45; D to LB 2:26:56 & out 2:27:02; M crop drops 2:27:10; M spends a long while looking around, preening, etc., then hops to LB 3:57:28 & out 3:57:30; D in BSD w/fluff 4:0:15, digs in the nest, looks around then lays down 4:15:47, enjoys the beautiful afternoon mostly lounging on the nest, repositions a couple of times but is content to lay around; M flies toward the nest 6:07:48 & past it on the left side; D stands up 6:08:04; M in BSD w/stick 6:08:14; D pretends to be working by tweaking sticks at the front of the nest 6:08:22 and then digging; M nips at that pesky stick 6:08:57 then both dig in the fluff; M goes back to the pesky stick 6:09:53, not making much headway, while D tweaks a stick on the front rail; D works on back-right rail 6:12:07 while M tries taming the pesky stick again; Both dig in the nest 6:16:30; a bit of beaking 6:18:30 then D turns to work on rail near Twiggy; D to LB 6:23:54 & out 6:24:35; D in BSD w/stick 6:28:55, he places it at the front door 6:29:11 then trims it; D's turn to take on the pesky stick again 6:30:54 & he manages to move it a bit so he starts trimming the new stick 6:31:45; D to LB 6:38:08 & out 6:38:15; D in BSD w/small stick 6:49:42 and both M & D look glorious in the golden light; M nips at D's wing feather 6:51:42; D nips at pesky stick "Pokey" 6:58:26 & M digs in the nest; D to LB 6:59:10 & out 6:59:41; M out BSD 7:01:35; IR light off 7:19:09pm.

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.

Sunday - February 17, 2019

Pip Watch – 40 days for Egg #1 & 37 days for Egg #2. EARLY MORN: M up 1:34:18, 2:57:05, 3:55:53, 4:37:44 & 5:05:56am. MORN: M resting comfortably at 6:00:00; M calls out to D 7:05:56; IR light off 7:26:28; S/C #1 D in BSD w/fluff 7:26:52; D moves a stick & M gets up 7:27:24, M out BSD 7:27:54; D rolls his eggs 7:28:08 & shimmies down 7:28:25; D up for egg duty 8:27:20; S/C #2 M in FD w/fluff 8:34:49, D ignores her at first but then gets up at 8:35:15; he steps away from the bole jabbering & hops to LB 8:35:32, he tells M, “I’ll see you later, honey” & takes off 8:35:51; M rolls eggs 8:36:37, snuggles down 8:38:06; M stands up for egg duty 9:21:40, 10:12:34; S/C #3 D in BSD w/stick 11:37:56 which lands on M, M stands up 11:37:59, D helps get the stick off M 11:38:08, M goes to LB 11:38:28 & out 11:38:38, D tries to duck under the stick as he heads to the eggs 11:38:46, but opts to backup then walk around it 11:38:56, rolls eggs 11:39:03 & snuggles down 11:39:23; D messes with stick then checks on eggs 11:40:36; more stick work then checks eggs 11:42:28; Finally gets fed up with stick and gets up 11:55:54 and moves it to left side of nest 11:56:04; rolls eggs 11:56:17; snuggles down 11:56:25; S/C #4 M in FD w/fluff 12:23:03; M preens her wing then waits for D to move 12:23:34; D greets her 12:23:08; M almost puts fluff on D 12:23:14; D gets up 12:24:14; D to RB 12:24:44; and out 12:25:09 as M makes her way to bole; rolls eggs 12:25:16; M wiggles onto eggs 12:27:03; M up for egg duty 1:26:37 (listen closely for chirps 1:27:59); M up again for egg duty 1:35:39 (listen for the chirps at 1:35:55); M crop drop 2:18:54; M preens 2:19:00 & gives her eggs several good rolls 2:19:18, she shimmies down 2:20:34; S/C #5 D in FD w/squirrel 2:41:37 & M thanks him by chirping softly, D picks up stick as if to place on M 2:47:03, M stands up 2:43:17, D heads over to the eggs 2:44:15, M hops to LB 2:44:29, D rolls eggs 2:44:32, M flies out 2:44:40, D snuggles down 2:44:46; S/C #6 M in FD 3:02:25, D's not budging or taking the hint from M's chirps, M rouses 3:07:16, M moves to back of nest and gives D the stink eye 3:09:24, they have a chirp-off to go with the stand-off (lol); after ignoring her, D finally meets her gaze 3:12:00, D slowly stands up & moves away from the eggs 3:12:10, D to LB 3:12:33, D turns around on the LB as M moves to the eggs 3:12:47, M rolls eggs 3:12:53, D flies off 3:13:01, M snuggles down 3:14:15; from her prone position, M grabs D’s stick 3:15:14 & tries to move it (she should have left it alone); she ends up getting up, getting tangled in it & tripping over it, not to mention almost causing it to land on the eggs 3:15:34; M uses everything but the kitchen sink to get that branch moved & under control; i.e., beak, wings, talons & brute strength; she finally gets it propped up on the right rail 3:18:05 & snuggles down 3:19:30. M stays hunkered down for the rest of the afternoon protecting her eggs from the rain; IR on 6:36:51; M still hunkered down 6:50:12pm. Cam 1 reset 7:13:07pm.

Saturday - February 16, 2019

Pip Watch – 39 days for Egg #1 & 36 days for Egg #2. EARLY MORN: M wakes up & gets up with a shimmy 1:20:48am, slowly flapping her wings in the process; She rouses 1:21:07 & preens then rolls eggs & aerates the bole 1:28:38; M backs up from the bole 1:26:39, steps to the side & calls out to D 1:27:00, flaps her wings 1:27:03, calls out again 1:27:05 & chatters a bit; she preens her brood patch 1:27:39, PS off the back left rail 1:29:16 then heads to the bole; she rolls her eggs & aerates the bole 1:29:44; M repositions & shimmies down 1:31:01; M up for egg duty 2:37:38; M up for egg duty 4:36:20 & 5:14:05, she rouses to shed the rain. MORN: 6:00am & M is sleeping; M preens a bit before tucking her head for Zzzzz’s 6:16:15; S/C #1 M gets up 6:52:46, she preens then moves away from bole 6:54:07; M gives a little chirp 6:54:23, looks for D then flies out BSD 6:54:46; D in BD 6:55:30, he rolls his eggs & shimmies down 6:56:12; D stands up to roll eggs 7:11:20; IR light off 7:12:02; D up for egg duty 8:08:24, 8:39:30; S/C #2 D stands up 9:32:52 & M flies in FD w/fluff 9:32:53, D talks to M 9:32:54 then hops to LB 9:33:01 & out 9:33:08, M spreads fluff 9:33:25 then looks around (tracking D?) 9:33:52; M rolls eggs & fluffs fluff 9:36:42, snuggles down 9:38:09; M crop drop 10:45:50; D in to LB w/fluff 10:47:46; D shuffles down branch to nest 10:47:56; since M isn't budging, D nibbles at a few sticks on left side 10:49:19; D turns and goes out FD over LB 10:49:52; fluff-n-roll 12:24:48; M watches something 1:18:15, vocal 1:18:24 & continues tracking; M chirps 1:26:18; S/C #3 D lands on LB w/stick 1:35:02, M stands up 1:35:10, D steps to nest to place his stick 1:35:17, M to LB 1:35:28 & out 1:35:33, D rolls eggs 1:35:45, snuggles down 1:35:59; D repositions/rolls eggs 2:06:42, 3:10:33, 3:14:15, 4:16:21; S/C #4 M in BD w/fluff 4:17:05, D asks her why she insists on landing on him then gets up 4:17:28; D hops to RB 4:17:35 & out 4:17:47; M rolls her eggs & aerates 4:19:15, she snuggles down 4:21:21; Cam 1 reset 6:07:02; . . . IR light on 6:43:08; M up for egg duty 6:49:18, 6:54:05; Rocky is surprised to see M & flies right past her 7:24:58; M shimmies as she gets up for egg duty 8:33:57, she preens her brood patch 8:35:40, tends to her eggs then calls out to D 8:38:13 & they have a bedtime chat; more chatter from M 8:39:14; M finally snuggles down 8:45:07, but calls out to D in the process (don’t know what has her petticoat in a wad); M up again for egg duty 8:49:16, she tucks herself in 8:52:30pm; . . . M is sleeping at 11:00:00pm; all seems right in the loblolly pine in Berry Land – all we need is a pip or two.

Monday - February 4, 2019

M wakes up & chatters with D 6:49:57am; tucks head to catch a few more zzz's 6:56:23; M wakes again 7:05:00; calls to D 7:05:31 & crop drops; another crop drop 7:05:52; calls out 7:08:24; D chatters in the background 7:09:54 & M answers 7:09:59; fly-by behind nest 7:15:27  M yells a greeting 7:15:32; S/C #1 D lands on LB 7:15:36; IR light off 7:15:49; M stands up 7:16:13 & both chatter; M moves away from eggs 7:16:30 & flies out BSD 7:16:50, D to nest 7:17:00, rolls eggs 7:17:14, snuggles down 7:17:21; Cam 1 reset 7:41am; D up for egg duty 7:54:15, 8:04:19, 8:42:23 & 8:57:12; D calls out 9:20:36; D stands up 9:24:38, calls for M 9:24:47, S/C #2 D flies out FDB 9:24:53, M heard chattering in the background 9:25:02, M in FD 9:25:27, M vocal 9:25:37; M tracks D as he flies behind nest 9:25:43; she looks around for a few then makes her way toward her precious eggs 9:27:10; rolls them 9:27:27; shimmies onto eggs 9:29:01; nope, false alarm; after many more adjustments, M settles 9:31:43; preening 9:51:45; crop drop 9:52:34; Nice fly in as D comes in BSD w/fluff 10:18:04; He moves it closer to M 10:18:10; D out BSD 10:21:03; M gets up 10:27:23; spreads D's fluff 10:27:48; rolls n fluffs eggs 10:30:28; finally settles on eggs 10:32:32; egg duty 11:12:18; adjusts position a bit 11:19:45; M preens 11:47:43; then gets up 11:47:51; stretches 11:48:23; moves to pantry to spread fluff 11:48:44; M rouses 11:51:19; scratches an itch then preens belly 11:51:33; M makes way back to bole to fluff and roll 11:52:56; shimmies onto eggs 11:55:20; wiggle, wiggle; she gets back up 11:56:47; settles again 11:58:04; M shifts and spreads wings a bit as she kicks with her feet to get more comfy 12:30:32; M preens her wing 12:44:05 then gets up 12:44:46; spreads some fluff 12:45:24, moves away from eggs 12:45:46, stretches 12:45:55, preens 12:46:24; tends to eggs 12:47:40; wiggles onto eggs 12:49:25; M starts squeeing as D approaches 2:17:52, D in FD w/headless fish 2:17:55; S/C #3 M stands up 2:18:00, M claims the fish 2:18:28, as M eats D rolls the eggs 2:19:26, D shimmies down 2:19:59, M gets a nice grip on the fish with her good foot 2:20:37; D rolls eggs 2:22:17; M gulps down the rest of the fish 2:22:29; M to LB 2:23:00 & out 2:23:04; D gets up for egg duty 2:53:06, 2:56:00, 3:29:44, 4:16:38, 4:40:58, 5:29:18; D gets up 5:50:35; moves pelt to pantry 5:50:56; D hops to LB 5:51:20; hops back to nest 5:51:47; rolls eggs 5:51:58; snuggles down 5:52:04; D up for egg duty 6:11:29, 6:13:04; S/C #4 M flies behind nest 6:31:16 D stands up 6:31:19, D calls to M 6:31:35, M in BSD 6:31:37, D to LB 6:31:47 & out 6:31:53, D flies past right side of nest 6:32:01, M rolls-n-fluffs 6:33:10, IR light on 6:34:10, M snuggles down 6:35:21pm.

Monday - January 28, 2019

D chatters 7:06:53 & M wakes up to answer 7:06:59; M crop drops 7:10:08, then softly calls to D 7:10:22; IR light off 7:25:47; M calls get louder & louder. S/C #1 D lands on LB 7:43:37, M stands up 7:43:41, M out BSD 7:44:08, D to nest 7:44:23, rolls eggs 7:44:33, moves a stick 7:44:39, wiggles down 7:44:51; D rolls eggs 7:47:44; D up for egg duty 8:01:57 & 8:20:51; D stands up 10:42:42, flaps wings & calls to M 10:42:45, flies out BSD 10:42:51. S/C #2 M in BSD w/fluff in left talons 10:43:07, M picks up fluff with beak to spread it 10:42:28, M rolls-n-fluffs 10:44:09, wiggles down onto eggs 10:46:16; a blackbird (crow?) climbs up side of nest & M does a half-wingslap 10:57:31; M up for egg duty 11:11:48, 12:37:55, 1:18:11 & 1:22:45; M pulls fluff up & a pinecone stick in the process 1:23:41, she beaks the stick & moves it out of the way 1:23:50; M up for egg duty 1:24:01, 2:10:46 (extensive fluffing) & 2:13:18; M up 2:58:11, preens 2:58:29 & slowly backs away from eggs, PS off the back rail 2:59:48 then calls to D; M up for egg duty 3:00:37, snuggles down 3:02:06. S/C #3 M squees as D approaches nest 3:29:33; D in BSD w/fluff 3:29:34; M chirps as she gets up 3:29:46, M to LB 3:30:08 & out 3:30:11; D checks his eggs 3:30:32 & snuggles down 3:30:46; D up for egg duty 3:42:22 & 3:57:50; D tracks M flying around 6:08:25 & calls to her 6:08:45, S/C #4 M in BSD 6:08:54, D stands up 6:08:58, D to RB 6:09:10, D & M chatter 6:09:19, D takes off 6:09:33, D flies past the right side & behind nest 6:09:40, M calls out 6:09:49 & gets the last word in 6:10:07, M uses wing for balance 6:11:17, rolls-n-fluffs 6:11:26, lays down 6:12:20, repositions 6:12:47 & rolls eggs 6:13:10, snuggles down 6:13:22; M repositions again 6:13:43; IR light on 6:20:40pm.

Sunday - January 2019

M gets up to tend to her eggs 6:26:57am, she rolls & fluffs 6:27:25; she preens, rolls/fluffs again then snuggles down 6:28:45; M up again 7:13:57; she fluffs calls out to D 7:14:25, repositions & snuggles down 7:14:56; M chirps loudly 7:26:35; IR light off 7:26:40; intermittent chirps & soft squees as she waits for D; crop drop 7:51:06. S/C #1 M gets up 7:51:29 squeeing louder, she hops to LB 7:51:56 & out 7:51:59; D lands on LB 7:52:23 before hopping to nest 7:52:26, he checks his eggs & snuggles down 7:52:57; D up for egg duty 8:00:39 & 8:26:23 & 8:56:12; S/C #2 D calls out 9:18:30, M in FD w/fluff 9:18:35, D stands up 9:18:37, D flies out BSD 9:18:54, M tends to the eggs 9:20:03, pulls in fluff to get comfy 9:21:38, rolls/fluffs 9:33:12 & 10:30:19; D flies toward the nest 11:21:34 and in BSD w/fluff 11:21:38, M chirps softly & pulls in the fluff 11:22:08, she doesn't seem to want to take a break, but  finally stands up 11:24:10, S/C #3 M to LB 11:24:33 & out 11:24:43, D rolls eggs 11:24:55 then wiggles down onto them 11:25:11; D vocal as he tracks something 11:33:56; M flies behind nest 12:09:01, D stands up 12:09:11, S/C #4 M in FD w/small stick 12:09:12 & D chatters, D to RB 12:09:36 & out 12:09:52, M moves twig 12:10:36 then rolls/fluffs 12:10:47 before wiggling down 12:12:07; M calls out 12:38:34; calls again 12:47:34; calls get really loud as she throws back her head and alerts 12:49:09, D flies by in background 12:49:25 & lands on back tree and starts chattering; M stands up 12:49:35 & rearranges fluff 12:50:10, M rolls eggs & fluffs fluff, continuing to chirp. (Per BEP: Dad in tree behind nest. They must have saw something I couldn’t see.) M shimmies down onto eggs 12:52:39 & rearranges fluff; D chatters in the background 1:18:03 & M answers him; D moves to a different branch on back tree 1:18:19; D flies behind nest 1:21:27 & lands on LB 1:21:36 as M yells a greeting; S/C #5 M stands up 1:22:07 (still talking), D talks back 1:22:22, M hops to pantry area 1:22:37 & flies out BSD 1:22:55, D hops to nest 1:23:10, rolls eggs 1:23:18, shimmies down 1:23:24; D amuses himself for the next forty minutes by looking around & pecking at the outlying fluff; D moves a twig while he gets up 2:03:52 for egg duty; D up for egg duty 2:49:36 & 3:23:37; D calls out/alerts 3:27:16 & gets up 3:27:31 still vocalizing; he turns back to check his eggs (he has a stick stuck in his feathers) 3:27:56 & shimmies down 3:28:19; D calls to M 3:26:15, stands up & calls some more 3:27:31, rolls eggs 3:28:04, lays back down 3:28:17; D stands up 4:56:16, calls to M 4:56:25, rolls eggs 4:56:51, wiggles down 4:57:02; repositions 4:58:23; S/C #6 D gets up 5:06:20, hops to RB 5:06:34, calls to M, and flies out 5:06:42, M in FD 5:07:19, rolls-n-fluffs 5:08:00, lays down 5:10:42; M moves a small stick 5:24:22 & pulls fluff up close before getting up for egg duty 5:24:38, she rolls/fluffs & seems to be listening to the loud sirens 5:25:06; she repositions, fluffs some more 5:25:24, gives the eggs a roll 5:25:32 and more fluffing before snuggling down 5:26:52; M up again for egg duty 5:27:24 & 5:57:26; M tracks D & chirps 6:04:41; D in BSD w/headless fish 6:04:49 and M squees her thanks, M stands up 6:06:10 & heads to pantry, D flies out BSD 6:06:31, M grabs the fish & starts eating 6:06:35, M gulps down the rest of the fish 6:11:06, moves over to tend the eggs 6:11:40, snuggles down 6:12:38; IR light on 6:30:33pm.

Friday - January 25, 2019

M up 3:09:07 to preen & egg duty 3:09:06am; M sleeps w/her head tucked until 4:46:29 when she gets up for egg duty; she stretches her wings out as she moves away from eggs 4:48:31 for a big PS 4:48:48; M vocalizes 4:48:51 while perched on right rail then carefully makes her way back to her eggs 4:49:18, she rolls/fluffs & snuggles down 4:50:30; M tucks her head 4:59:16; M wakes up & calls out & chatters to D 5:52:26; M gets up for egg duty 5:53:20, she snuggles down 5:55:23. MORN: M spreads her right wing as she gets up for egg duty 6:19:15, she repositions & fluffs/rolls 6:19:37; M tucks her head 6:35:21, she wakes up for a moment 6:58:58 then back to head tuck position; IR light off 7:21:48; S/C #1 M stands up 7:28:44, calls for D 7:28:54 & stretches, goes to LB 7:29:10, flies out 7:29:13, D lands on LB 7:29:30, to nest 7:29:33, rolls eggs 7:29:45, shimmies down 7:29:54; D repositions 7:31:49; tends to eggs 7:52:46, 8:31:34; picks at the very stiff rabbit pelt 9:10:06; resumes egg duty 9:12:21, 9:39:44, 10:39:01; 11:55:50; S/C #2 M in BD w/pine stick 12:01:32, D talks to her as he stands up 12:01:34, D hops to LB 12:01:44 & flaps wings, still vocal; M places her stick near the eggs 12:01:58; D flies off 12:02:22, M vocal as she watches Dad 12:02:26, M moves the stick  & lays it on the eggs 12:03:35, rolls eggs 12:03:50, moves stick off eggs 12:04:03, then fluffs fluff, snuggles down 12:06:46 & continues to rearrange fluff; M shimmies on the eggs 12:10:46; for the next hour, M continues to fluff the fluff all around her and looks here, there & everywhere (seemingly enjoying the sunshine); M tends to eggs 12:49:54; M crop drop & preens 1:08:39; M looks to the sky & then calls out 1:25:23, M stands up 1:25:42, hops away from eggs 1:26:00, M stretches 1:26:51; M chirps as she tracks something (D?) 1:27:14; S/C #2 M out FD 1:27:50, D lands on LB 1:28:07, walks down LB & steps to nest 1:28:31, rolls eggs 1:28:47, shimmies down 1:28:58; D rolls eggs 2:19:37, S/C #4 M flies toward the nest 3:01:31, D stands up 3:01:33, M in BSD with a load of fluff 3:02:37, D vocal as he hops to Y-nook 3:01:39, D to LB 3:01:43 & out 3:01:56; M spreads fluff 3:01:56; M rolls eggs 3:02:56, looks around, briefly shimmies down 3:04:39, gets up to reposition, snuggles down after some fluffing 3:06:33; S/C #5 D in BSD w/fluff 5:43:34, M chirps softly, D moves a twig 5:44:03, M stands up 5:44:08 (still chirping), M's talon is stuck in the fluff 5:44:28, D vocal 5:44:37, M hops to front of nest 5:44:50, then to LB 5:44:51 & out 5:44:57, D rolls eggs 5:45:12 & snuggles down 5:45:28; D rolls eggs 6:09:55; D starts picking at old nestover rabbit pelt 6:10:33, uncovers the pelt 6:12:11, stands up to move it to front of nest 6:12:17; wiggles back onto the eggs 6:12:52;  S/C #6 M in FD w/fluff 6:15:58, D calls out a greeting 6:16:00 & stands up 6:16:09, D to RB 6:16:24 & out 6:16:34 as M uses wings to get her balance 6:16:36, M rolls-n-fluffs 6:16:44, shimmies down 6:18:16 only to get right back up to reposition, wiggles down again 6:18:38 & pulls fluff around her; M moves old rabbit pelt back to pantry area 6:25:29; IR light on 6:29:49; M tucks head to sleep 6:50:14pm.

Monday - January 14, 2019

EARLY MORNING - M gets up 5:10:59; stretches wings 5:11:10; checks brood patch 5:11:24; rolls eggs 5:11:59; backs up to the front rail for a ps 5:12:21; M vocalizes 5:12:24; she goes back to bole to roll eggs 5:13:11; wiggles onto eggs 5:13:34; Rocky appears on right rail 5:45:57; scampers toward cam 2 branch 5:45:58; M wing slaps 5:46:00; M rolls eggs 5:47:24; shimmies onto eggs 5:49:04. MORNING: M squees softly in her sleep 7:19:20am, wakes up & "talks" some more 7:19:30, crop drop 7:19:54; preens 7:20:37, continues to call to D; S/C #1 D in BSD 7:27:10, M softly talks to him, then stands up 7:27:40, uses wings for balance 7:27:55, M to LB 7:28:08 as D moves up to roll eggs, M flies out 7:28:18, D wiggles down onto eggs 7:28:58; IR light off 7:36:14; D rolls eggs 7:39:25 & 7:45:33; D up 8:20:07, rolls eggs 8:20:17, lays down 8:20:28 & pulls up fluff; D up 8:33:58, he repositions giving the eggs a turn 8:34:06 then lays back down with a wiggle 8:34:25; D up 9:19:44 to roll, lays down 9:20:06 & pulls fluff in close then shimmies; D stands up 9:53:01, flies out FD 9:53:25, P's heard squeeing nearby 9:53:39, D lands on LB 9:54:22, hops to nest 9:54:24, rolls eggs 9:54:35 & snuggles down 9:54:44; S/C #2 M in FD w/fluff 9:56:17, Cam 1 reset as D stands up, D to RB 9:56:48 & out 9:57:12, M fluffs fluff & rolls eggs 9:57:54, lays down 9:59:24; M preens 10:33:20 & gets up to roll/fluff, she shimmies down 10:35:22; preens 10:50:54; M up again 11:20:25 & spreads some fluff then rolls & fluffs, she shimmies down 11:22:30 & spreads fluff; M alerting like crazy 11:40:56-11:41:32 although she doesn’t get up; M gets up 12:24:31pm to fluff; M squees 12:34:11 & gets up, D flies in BD w/rabbit 12:34:22; M starts to eat 12:35:04; D rolls & fluffs 12:36:15, he shimmies down 12:37:13; D up again 12:38:52 to fluff; M continues to enjoy her lunch, she uses her wing for support while eating 12:39:34; D lays down 12:40:44; sketti time for M 12:40:55. S/C #3 M to LB 12:41:22 & out 12:41:33; D gets up to tend to his eggs 1:09:29, 1:45:03, 2:04:51, 2:05:57 & 2:45:53; D checks out the sky & gets vocal 2:57:37, he squees & gets up 2:57:50 & vocalizes some more (his whole body shaking as he does so, lol). S/C #4 M in BSD 2:58:56 & D still squeeing & squawking; D to LB 2:59:07, rouses, turns around then M starts squeeing; they both carry on & chatter 2:59:18; M starts eating the leftover rabbit 2:59:31 while D watches; D flies out 3:00:04; M squees 3:36:30; D in FD w/fluff 3:58:35, M pulls the fluff out of his talons & spreads it on nest; M gets up 3:59:04, turns around 3:59:39 (whacking D with her tail a few times in the process as he eyes the nestover rabbit), lays back down 4:00:07; D to LB 4:03:04 & out 4:03:24; M gets up to roll eggs 5:00:42 & 5:57:50 (does a beautiful stretch at 5:58:07); IR light on 6:10:39; M calls a greeting to D 6:11:54 (D answers back); M tucks head to sleep 6:25:01; M wakes up & looks around (Rocky?) 6:31:43; M tucks in again 6:36:25. M wakes abruptly 7:10:30 & looks around; tucks head 7:26:31; M wakes up to preen 8:02:18; gets up to roll eggs 8:02:33, backs up to back of nest 8:05:52, PS's 8:06:04, rolls & fluffs 8:06:26, settles back down 8:06:52.

Sunday - January 6, 2019

EARLY MORNING: M preens 12:20:39 & 12:21:19. Cam 1 reset 12:24am. Rocky runs out on a right-side branch 12:37:53, M raises her wings 12:37:43 & they have a stare-off until Rocky scurries away 12:38:02; M preens her belly 12:43:25; M repositions 12:46:44 & fluffs the fluff; M warbles (stretches) 12:47:22; M preens her shoulder 12:50:13; M preens chest/belly 1:25:01; waggles her tail 1:25:34; sirens heard from the street, after they pass M & D chatter 1:41:20. M preens 2:24:18; M tucks her head for some sleep time 2:30:44, she awakens to preen 3:31:32, scratches head 3:33:56, she tucks her head to sleep 3:34:54; M wakes up 4:19:39, PS off the right front rail 4:22:59; more sleepy time for M 4:37:06; awake again 5:24:41, preens 5:25:38 then tucks head again. MORNING: M wakes up 6:21:10, yawns 6:23:45, preens & tucks her head again 6:23:58; awakens 6:31:55, preens; M slowly turns around 6:37:52, preens & tucks 6:42:11; M wakes up 6:57:33, preens chest 6:59:19; M calls out 7:00:49 & every min or so after; D in BSD  7:10:34; both dig in bole 7:10:51; D hops to LB 7:17:35 & out 7:18:10; M still working on fluff 7:18:24; IR light off 7:25:11; M preens back 7:31:10; preens leg 7:34:53; M softly calls out 7:35:58; 7:36:43 & every min or so; stretches tails 7:57:23; turns around 7:57:51 & moves some fluff; 7:59:0; D in FD 7:58:42, both dig in nest; M swipes head on shoulder 7:59:39, scratches head 8:00:00; M beaks D 8:01:38; D rouses 8:02:06 then waggles his tail; D out BSD 8:01:21; D in BD w/UFO (something furry…mouse? mole?) 8:04:47, M picks up the food 8:04:57 & gobbles it down whole; D crowds against M 8:05:25 to dig in the nest; D flies out BSD 8:10:03; after D leaves, M calls out every min or so.  Ground Report per Lou: Dad went out back and across the highway. M preens 8:44:42; M plucks at the fluff 8:45:22 then stretches her wing & tail 8:45:27; crop drops 8:50:49, scratches head 8:50:57 & preens; must have missed a spot, scratches head again 8:51:32; M stretches 8:55:42 & backs up, digs in nest 8:55:54; rearranges fluff 8:56:55; pulls fluff toward her 8:57:57, lays down 8:58:47; M calls out 9:22:02, 9:28:31, every few mins she calls out; M stands up 9:36:25, plucks at the fluff, still calling out now & then; M preens wing; 9:41:45; M stretches wing 10:03:47; scratches head 10:04:52, preens 10:05:02; warbles (stretches) 10:09:15; M fluffs, spreads & pecks in bole 10:33:09; preens chest  10:40:56; M moves a step closer to back of nest 10:58:17, uses wing to balance 10:58:25; M rouses 11:00:34; preens chest 11:20:50; crop drop 11:24:40; preens wing 11:24:53; rouses 11:26:35; steps to center of nest 11:31:05, repositions 11:31:26, 11:31:51, 11:32:03 &11:32:18; M out BSD 11:32:26. Per Lou: M flew over visitor center & beyond, she may have crossed the highway. M in BSD 4:06:43, panting from her flight; M calls out 4:21:29; M scratches head 4:30:54, turns to pull in some fluff 4:31:14; preens wing 4:07:29, then chest, then foot; calls out 4:44:40, 4:46:41; crop drop 4:49:16; preens 5:01:10; calls out 5:03:08, 5:03:37, etc.; M digs in bole 5:05:34; M calls out 5:06:31 & D flies in BSD 5:06:33; D checks for egg, nope…so he digs in nest 5:07:42; D crop drops 5:13:24; pulls in fluff then snuggles into bole 5:13:54; D stands up 5:15:00; M squees 5:16:15; D pecks at fluff 5:23:49 then squats in the bole; M chirps 5:26:46, 5:27:16, etc.; D stands up 5:47:30, preens 5:47:39 then pecks at fluff 5:47:58; D digs in bole 5:48:18; D moves to front of nest 5:51:53; M moves to bole 5:54:16; D to LB 5:53:22 & out 5:53:32; M pulls on the fluff 5:54:10; IR light on 6:13:20pm. M preens 6:16:12 then digs in nest; pulls in some fluff 6:17:13, pecks at fluff; lays down 6:17:44; rearranges fluff 6:17:58; M stands up 7:32:27; preens shoulder 7:36:02; hiccups? 8:10:03; M turns & preens 8:34:40; scratches head 8:35:43, then preens chest; M stretches 8:40:27; moves to center of nest 8:41:09 & pecks at fluff; more digging 8:41:30 & 8:42:02; M lays down 8:46:58; M stands up 9:08:20; M digs in nest 9:43:45 settles down 9:45:44; Rocky scampers out on a limb on Cam 2 branch 10:40:40; M stands up 11:14:56; preens 11:17:21; slowly moves to back of nest 11:18:23; PS 11:18:59; preens 11:19;46; walks back to center of enst 11:20:12; preens 11:20:25 then fluffs some fluff; lays back down 11:22:39pm.

Friday - January 4, 2019

M stayed on the nest overnight, rainy night & morning. EARLY MORN: M shakes off the rain 12:36:03am; does a few crop drops 2:21:37; stretches left leg & tail 3:16:16, PS's 3:17:50, then stoically resumes her perch on the rail; preens chest feathers 4:30:29; M uses her wing to balance 5:01:02 (still on the right rail, still raining); M appears to be looking at something nearby 5:02:21 (turns head as if tracking it); M steps onto the nest 5:03:34, still tracking something; M preens right wing 5:04:58, then backs onto the right rail 5:05:23 and quietly stands.  MORN: M preens 6:07:11; the rains seems to have slacked off a bit, but still very windy 6:18:00; M stretches her left foot & wing out very slowly 6:38:39 then preens some more; crop drop 7:16:00; M slowly stretches out her left foot & wing again 7:20:15 & preens; M takes a step into the nest 7:23:25 & peers in the darkness; she takes a couple more steps & picks up nestovers 7:24:14 & starts gulping it down 7:24:33, she tries to hold it down with her left foot but can’t; (Cam 2 shows that she manages to stand on it with her right talon); she finishes her snack 7:33:25; M out BSD 7:35:24; D lands on LB 7:39:20, to nest 7:39:49 to aerate bole, he pulls up big tufts of fluff 7:41:16; D pecks around in the pantry 7:43:51; D picks up something in his beak & carries it to front rail & out 7:44:50; IR light off 7:46:35. E flies low to the ground on the right side 8:50:26; M in FD w/greenery in beak 8:51:17; M out BSD 9:07:45; M in BSD w/stick 10:25:39; M out BSD 10:58:45. AFTERNOON: D lands on LB 12:12:21, hops to nest 12:12:35 to move M's stick, starts aerating the fluff 12:13:04; D checks pantry for nestovers 12:14:07 but only finds a few crumbs; D hops to RB 12:16:50, rouses 12:17:27, flies off 12:17:35; D in FD w/huge branch 12:37:55; places it on the front rail, then the back, then leaves it at the BD; D rouses 12:40:29; D out BSD 12:43:50; D in FD w/fish 1:47:57; he begins eating 1:48:00; D finishes his snack 1:50:48; After cleaning up the evidence, he moves the big stick 1:51:14; and places on right rail 1:51:22; rouses 1:53:34; D sneezes 1:53:56; after watching something intently, he flaps his wings with the wind and glides out BSD 1:56:10; a storm is moving in & the wind is really picking up as an E flies by behind the nest 2:06:49; M approaches from the rear of nest 2:06:57 & flies in BSD 2:07:00; D flies toward the nest 2:09:01 & in BSD & in 2:09:05; M has to use wing to catch her balance as D bumps her while moving some greenery 2:09:37; D digs in the nest 2:09:43; D moves some small sticks 2:12:25; D hops to RB 2:13:06 & out 2:13:25; M is watching something with interest; M vocally alerts 2:19:39, craning her neck & throwing back her head, vocals stop 2:20:07; M preens her wing 2:40:55; M digs in bole 2:41:31 and hunkers down against the wind; strong wind gets even stronger 2:49:30; nest & surrounding trees swaying like crazy 2:51:15; M turns to face front of nest 2:51:44, opens her wings 2:51:53, then lifts them up and does a small hop 2:51:58, strong winds lift her up & out the FD 2:51:59; D in BSD 3:47:16; Nice fly out FD from center of nest 3:49:42; M in BD 3:50:29; D in BSD 3:50:33; (wind had died down a bit) M digs in nest 3:50:37 & D joins her 3:50:41; D steps up 3:51:50 & pushes M out of the way; D moves to front of nest to rearrange the greenery 3:52:50 & M starts fluffing the fluff again; both stop to watch something 3:53:02; D hops to RB 3:53:02 & out 3:53:32; wind picks up again 3:57:04; M out FD 4:19:42; M in BSD 4:36:58; digs in nest 4:37:14; M preens 4:41:46 & 4:42:47; back feathers ruffle 4:43:01; M starts calling (to D?) 4:53:19, gets progressively louder; D in BSD with UFO (mangled rabbit or squirrel) 4:55:05; M claims it 4:55:09 & starts trying to swallow it whole; M manages to gulp it down 4:56:51; M digs in nest and makes little chirping sounds as D hops to RB 5:05:29 & out 5:06:23; M lays down 5:09:42; M preens her back 5:31:47; wind picks up again 5:32:55; M swipes her head on her shoulder 5:44:16; M stands up 5:54:21, preens 5:54:34; M scratches her head 5:55:51 then preens her chest, digs in bole 5:56:22, then lays back down 5:56:30; IR light on 6:07:27; M stands up 7:34:05, stretches her foot and wing 7:35:25, then preens her wings 7:34:52; scratches her head 7:38:23; digs in bole 7:39:51, then sits on her haunches; M lays back down 7:40:43; Rocky appears on the left rail 8:13:02, skips up to a sleeping M's tail 8:13:12, then hops over her wing 8:13:14 & wakes M's up; M jumps up with a few wingslaps 8:13:15 & Rocky hops off the nest 8:13:17; M preens her chest/belly 8:24:29, preens her wing back 8:25:50, stretches her wing 8:29:09, digs in the nest 8:29:20, lays back down 8:30:50; M changes positions in the bole 8:31:59; M wakes up to preen her back 10:01:45, stands up 10:03:06 to preen her front, scratches her chin 10:04:06, squats down to dig in the bole 10:04:25, lays back down 10:04:09; repositions to preen her back 10:06:21; M gets up & preens belly 10:50:13 then preens her back; digs in nest 10:50:50; stretches 10:51:50, backs up to left rail 10:52:42, PS 10:53:52, hops to center of nest 10:53:57; digs in nest 10:54:42, lays back down 10:55:13; Preens wing 11:07:32; tucks head on back 11:10:03; Cam 1 reset 11:19pm.

Thursday - January 3, 2019

Rainy night & morning; Eagle (M?) squawking heard (prob on back tree perch) 7:19:36 & 7:39:00; IR light off 7:39:24; more E vocals (unless it's that mimic bluejay BEP mentioned) 7:39:36, 7:56:25; 7:57:27. M in FD 10:04:52; she squees as D flies in BD with a nice fish breakfast for her 10:05:08; M squees in delight & pulls the fish to her 10:05:23; D busies himself w/nestorations while M eats; D to RB 10:08:55; M tries to swallow fish tail 10:09:57 but has a hard time, she finally gets it down 10:10:41; D steps back down to nest from RB 10:10:54 (he’d like to have a bite or two, but M says, Ohhhh no you don’t and eats some more); D moves a pinecone 10:11:52 & moves some fluff; D to LB 10:13:32, rouses, & out 10:13:57; M stops momentarily to see where he went, then resumes eating; crop drop 10:14:41; M gulps down the last of her breakfish 10:19:12; M out BSD 10:22:13. Ground Report per GailMJ 10:35:00: “GM from the nest. Yucky and rainy but I had time to kill b4 my next meeting. Ma is in the big pine tree behind the Protected Area sign.” D in BD w/squirrel 11:56:51; D tries to straighten the stick that M knocked over on the LB 11:56:39; he yanks another forked branch out from front rail 11:57:29 & moves it to right rail; D out BSD 12:00:47. D in FD with big ole’ twiggy branch 12:22:06, he places it on the right front rail & begins tweaking it, inching it over to the center as he tweaks; can see M fly by in background prior to her coming in FD 12:35:53; D steps up to RB 12:53:37 & out 12:54:15; D flies by 1:00:30, then in FD w/fluff 1:00:45, he sits w/M for a minute then tackles a branch to work on 1:02:06; kisses 1:05:20, then D aerates; D to LB 1:10:14 & out 1:10:35; M aerates the bole 1:31:37 then sits & waits for D; D in FD w/small stick 2:10:25; D nestorizes while M watches; beaking 2:31:15; M steps off right rail onto nest 2:45:36; D starts digging in the bole 2:45:51, M digs alongside D 2:46:42; M stops digging, D also stops then moves to front of nest 2:48:05, both him & M watch something 2:48:53; D out BD 2:52:57; M crop drops 3:29:52, preens 3:44:31; M peers through the trees watching for D 4:17:49; D in BD w/UFO 4:18:36; M nibbles the UFO 4:19:08; M opts for the squirrel instead 4:22:00; D steps into the pantry & eats nestover squirrel 4:25:39; D to 11-o’clock branch 4:30:02 . . . squirrel pelt gets stuck on D's talons 5:42:09, he walks backwards trying to dislodge it, finally succeeds 5:42:46; D out BSD 5:43:42; M in FD 5:47:32; M digs in bole 5:50:38, slowly lays down 5:51:30. Cam 1 reset 10:15pm. M stands up 11:09:18, backs up to right rail, PS's 11:10:33.

Monday - December 31, 2018

M stayed on the nest overnight, she PS’s off the back rail 5:11:48am, and then she casts a huge pellet 7:26:27 (ohhhh what a relief it is!); M stretches 7:27:36; moves to center of nest 7:28:36 & aerates 7:28:45; D flies behind nest (low) 7:28:54 & lands on LB 7:29:03, hops to nest 7:29:33; M to LB 7:32:52 & out 7:32:56; D picks up nestover wing 7:33:06 & flies out BSD 7:33:14; IR light off 7:34:27; D in BSD with twig/fluff 7:56:54; D gets another wing & hops to LB 8:03:08 & out 8:03:11; M in FD w/stick 8:13:12; D in BSD w/stick 8:16:08; D briefly lays own 8:24:25; something gets their attention & the both watch closely 8:25:29; M's still watching whatever it is as D goes back to work, fluffing the fluff 8:33:10; D plops down 8:34:36 to check the bole for comfort, pops back up 8:34:46; both now watching something 8:34:56; D rouses 8:42:32, D to RB 8:48:47 & out 8:49:09; D in FD w/stick 8:50:35; M's still interested in something nearby, D's just interested in his sticks; M voices a complaint 9:00:05; D pulls up a huge pile of fluff 9:00:35; M crop drop 9:00:45; M still seems to be tracking something 9:02:05, D takes interest 9:02:22; M vocally alerts 9:02:48, D joins her 9:02:52; M moves over and sings D a love song 9:18:39 and lovingly nips his back feathers; M flies out BSD 9:22:08 & D follows 9:22:32. E flies behind nest 10:05:31; D in FD w/fluff 10:05:40; goes to right rail to adjust 10:06:24; grabs a twiggy stick to relocate 10:08:32; after a few "it doesn't look right there", he finally places it back where it was to begin with 10:09:19; D pulls at a bigger stick 10:10:00; D out BSD 10:32:12; M in BSD 10:34:38; D flies behind nest 10:40:30; D in FD w/stick 10:40:40; D rouses 10:44:01; D beak pecks M 10:49:34 then digs in nest; M intently watching something 10:50:43; D joins the watch 10:51:20; after lots of head twisting and neck bobbing, D out BSD 10:58:34; M out BSD 10:58:55. M in BSD 2:19:09; M scratches head w/left talon 2:20:14, pulls at her chest feathers 2:41:55, yawns/crop drop 2:42:21. D in BSD w/stick in mouth 3:19:02; he places it on right rail 3:19:06 as M digs in bole; M moves aside as D digs in bole 3:27:18; D rouses 3:30:36; D to RB 3:33:49; and out 3:34:29; D in FD w/stick 3:51:50; he places on back rail 3:52:02; wind catches him and flips him forward (oops a daisy) 3:52:05; both aerate the nest for a bit then D adjusts sticks on right  rail 3:53:36; flock of blackbirds fly by from direction of the river 3:57:43; D rouses 4:00:07; D to RB 4:00:29 & out 4:00:38; M stretches 4:39:22; M out BSD 4:41:38; D in BSD w/fluff 4:46:33, he watches for his Happy New Year Honey, and she doesn’t disappoint – M in BD w/stick 4:49:27; M squees softly as D prepares to leave 5:03:16, D out BD 5:04:02; D in FD w/stick 5:16:03; D messes with the rail sticks & M does a little fluffing 5:17:25; D aerates the bole then lays down kicking his feet in the process 5:25:10; D out BD 5:39:31; M aerates the bole 5:43:17 then lays down 5:44:15; IR light on 5:54:41am. M gets up 5:59:34, she peers into the darkness presumably trying to find D 6:00:00; M hesitantly flies out the BSD 6:01:52. Cam 1 reset 7:02:18pm.

Sunday - December 30, 2018

M stayed on the nest over night; M does a few crop drops 7:13:35; D flies toward the nest 7:38:53 & in BSD 7:38:56; M starts fluffing the fluff 7:39:07 & D helps 7:39:37; IR light off 7:41:08; D rouses 7:43:01; D to LB 7:45:21 & out 7:45:57; M stands quietly, knee-deep in fluff for a long time, finally shows interest in something & looks around 9:03:56; M out BSD 9:04:54, dragging some fluff to the edge of the nest; D in FD w/UFO (furry, footed, bare-tailed mangled mess) 10:29:09; M lands on LB with a squee 10:29:56, hops to nest to claim her breakfast 10:30:13; D starts pulling up big piles of fluff & rearranging it 10:30:17; M starts eating 10:31:02; D rouses 10:31:54; D out BSD 10:33:00; M tries to gobble down the pelt 10:59:48 but can't; she tries again 11:00:04 & gets it down this time; M out BSD 11:02:52; D in BSD w/mangled fowl (coot?) 11:38:13; D nibbles on the food 11:39:04 but backs away instead of eating it; D out BSD 11:40:12; D in FD w/fluff 11:54:55; D to LB 11:57:56 &  out 11:58:15; D lands on LB 12:22:31, hops to nest as M comes in under LB w/fluff 12:22:34; M drags the food to the edge of the nest & starts eating 12:23:23; D to RB 12:28:40 & out 12:29:08; M out BSD 12:42:30; M in FD w/greenery (small pine stick) 12:53:25; D in FD 12:53:59; M nibbles a bit on nestovers & D digs in the fluff; D to LB 1:01:52 & out 1:02:02; D circles around behind nest tree 1:31:26, D in FD w/big twiggy stick 1:31:58; D places stick on M, hitting her with it as he tries to move it 1:32:09; M tries to take the stick 1:32:20, D gets it back 1:32:23 & moves it to the front of the nest; M backs up onto right rail to get out of his way 1:32:53 & she bites on Twiggy while she's there; D puts a stick on M's tail 1:34:23, then picks it up & circles trying to find the right spot 1:34:36 (bumping into M in the process); D moves over to check out the nestovers 1:37:08, takes a few nibbles 1:37:30; M beaks D's beak 1:39:05; D's turn to work on Twiggy 1:40:40 (bumping into M again); M raises her left foot & has to flap her wings to keep her balance since a talon is stuck in the rail 1:48:00, M moves to the back of nest to tweak the fluff 1:48:38 as D works on sticks at the front rail; D goes over to where M is to move a stick 1:49:15, M nips him 1:49:22 (nest doesn't seem to be big enough for both of them when D is in renovation mode, lol); D moves back over to where M is 1:50:40 to work on the fluff, he finds a bite to eat 1:51:20 & M stares at him; D finds another crumb & moves it to the pantry 1:51:53; D flies out BD 1:53:05; M out BSD 2:16:09; D flies toward nest 2:37:44 & in BD w/big stick 2:37:47; M in FD w/stick 2:40:42; M finally places her stick left front 2:41:07; D grabs M's stick 2:41:36 and places it on right rail 2:41:44; D aerates bole 2:43:13; D walks onto Y-nook 2:49:46; hops onto LB facing toward back of nest 2:50:07; and out 2:50:24; M watches area for a while then moves toward bole 3:13:44; fluffs it up 3:14:24; semi lays down and pulls fluff around herself 3:14:45; M gets more comfortable and lays down 3:16:09; M gets up 3:50:00, preens her chest feathers 3:56:25; she stretches 4:11:54; M grabs coot wing and begins eating 4:42:24; M hops to LB 4:52:03; and out 4:52:10; gunshots 5:40:55 & 5:41:07; E flies by on right side heading to a tree behind the nest 5:52:20; different E heads the same way 5:52:42; Fly-by behind nest 5:54:17; M in FD 5:54:28; fluffs bole 5:54:41; IR light comes on 5:57:22; Cam 1 reset 5:58pm; M lays down 6:41:32; Rocky climbs over the left rail 7:10:13, boldly jumps onto the nest while M is snuggled in the bole 7:10:17, M jumps up and wingslaps 7:10:19 & 7:10:21 causing Rocky to hop to the back of the Cam 2 branch, then he vacates the area 7:10:24 as M performs a few more half-hearted wingslaps.

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. 

Sunday - December 23, 2018

D in BSD 7:23:40; lays down 7:25:48; gets up 7:27:26 to rearrange & trim sticks; IR light off 7:29:50; lays back down 7:31:05; stands up 7:37:07; hops to LB 7:37:28 & flies out 7:37:47. M in BSD 12:42:15pm; D in BSD 12:44:50; M starts calling out 12:47:10; D snuggles down in the bole 12:47:56; M flies out FD 12:48:44; D stands up to watch her 12:48:54; D out BSD 1:08:40; M in FD 1:39:16; M starts squeeing 2:21:18; D in FD w/coot 2:21:29; M grabs it 2:21:32 & gulps most of it down whole 2:21:46; M picks up the coot head 2:24:04 & tries eating it more slowly as D fluffs the fluff; D rouses 2:24:26; D to RB 2:24:45 while M is still nibbling on remaining coot; M crop drops 2:29:56 & feaks 2:30:26; M crop drops (or something akin to it like maybe trying to cast a pellet, lol) 3:10:55 & again a minute or so later; M steps to bole & fluffs the fluff 3:12:43; D in BSD w/fluff 3:29:06, drops the fluff & looks romantically at M then they both spread the new fluff 3:29:47; D lays down 3:31:36; D gets up and says to M, “Watch this”, as he proceeds to rouse & shake his feathers 3:33:30; D half-heartedly works on Twiggy 3:36:13; D checks out left-front rail 3:39:08, moves a stick 3:39:51; P's touch beaks 3:39:56; D lays down 3:40:15; D stands up 4:02:32 & digs in the fluff; D rouses 4:03:13; D to LB 4:04:38; M stretches 4:04:48 then moves to center of nest & digs in the bole; D flies out 4:05:29; M squees softly 4:35:04, backs up a few steps, then preens; M works her way to the center of the nest & fluffs the fluff 4:36:31; lowers herself into the bole 4:37:29; D almost lands on M as he comes in BSD w/twiggy stick 5:14:08; M stands up & struggles to get out of his way 5:14:10; M out BSD 5:16:45; D to LB 5:17:20 & out 5:18:17; D in BSD 5:56:15; D lays down 5:58:02 kicking his feet to snuggle in; D stands up 5:58:52; flash of white as M flies behind the nest 5:59:25; IR light on 6:00:25; D out BD 6:00:52pm.

Tuesday - December 4, 2018

Cam 1 reset 3:29am. M slept in the bole most of the night, she gets up at 5:15:06, PS off the back rail 5:57:33; M calls out to D 6:55:51 & 7:01:39; D in BSD 7:02:01, he gets right to work fluffing the bole 7:02:11 & M joins in 7:02:40; M out BSD 7:09:19, D out over LB 7:09:27; IR light off 7:16:07; D flies by on right side 7:27:48 then flies in BD w/squirrel 7:27:54; He looks around then starts eating 7:32:48; D finishes eating and digs in bole 8:06:59; D hops to the 11 o'clock branch 8:16:20; He flies off 8:18:08; D in FD w/pinecone branch 8:22:16; Places it on left side then trims 8:22:24; breaks off a pinecone 8:23:55; works on front rail 8:25:07; Watches the area for a bit then fluffs bole 8:38:44; After watching the area for a bit, he lays down in bole kicking with his feet to shape it 9:52:34; gets up to stretch 10:33:30; rouses 10:35:06; He watches area then goes out BD 11:07:18; D in FD w/fluff 11:12:28; rouses 11:15:04; D moves squirrel then has a snack 11:32:29; really watches something 11:48:31; looking straight up 11:48:56; alerts 11:49:47; D moves to bole 11:50:49; M in to LB 11:52:21; to nest 11:52:39; D moves a big piece of fluff 11:52:59; D works on left rail 11:55:02; back to bole 11:55:35; D tries to trim Twiggy some more 11:56:24; D moves to bole making M back onto the right front rail 11:59:22; M crop drop 11:59:38; D trims front rail 12:01:20; he rouses 12:08:45; D moves to back rail to do adjustments 12:10:20; M yawns 12:10:32; D flies onto the 11 o'clock branch 12:11:39; flies off to the left 12:15:17; Eagle approaches from the back trees (D?) and does a fly-by to the right 12:16:50; tries to land on left side under LB 12:17:13; M looking up watching 12:17:23; D lands on outer LB 12:17:29; M still tracking something 12:17:30; D calls out from LB 12:17:36 & 12:18:18; can hear a hawk in the distance 12:18:23; M digs in bole 12:19:49; D may of flown off 12:20:08; M crop drop 12:50:21 & 12:58:54; M notices the remains of the squirrel 1:36:17; she picks at it 1:36:42; moves it 1:37:46; M spent a lot of her nest time surveying her domain; M out BSD 1:54:12; D in BD 3:02:20; rouses 3:10:50; after watching around for a bit, D snacks on the squirrel 3:30:43; D out BSD 3:54:28; D in BD w/big stick 5:35:35; after dancing around with it, he steps on it so he can trim it 5:36:13; he moves it to under cam 2 branch 5:36:42; then by Twiggy 5:37:06; he nibbles on Twiggy 5:38:01; Moves to pick up squirrel 5:39:17; Starts eating 5:39:31; IR comes on 5:57:40 & 5:57:54; D to LB 5:58:07 and out 5:58:42; Rocky appears on back rail 6:55:39; he chews on leftovers 7:08:07; He takes it across the nest and over the side 7:13:53pm. 

Monday - November 5, 2018

Note: Cam clock not adjusted for ending of Daylight Saving Time, time markers are what is shown on the cam clock) IR light off 7:54:12am; D in FD w/fluff 9:58:34; D out BSD 10:03:50. M in FD 1:27:38pm; M rouses 2:25:54; crop drop 2:30:35 & 2:41:53; cam 1 reset 2:51pm; crop drop 2:57:09; M rouses 3:37:31; preens 3:38:23; fluffs up bole 3:40:40; M out BSD 4:23:04. Cam 1 reset 4:24 pm. D in to LB 6:37:03, to nest 6:37:18, out BSD 6:42:35. IR light on 6:56:56pm.