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.

Sunday - March 31, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): D in over RB w/stick 6:21:40am, he places the stick in the pantry area 6:21:59 then starts digging in the bole; IR light off 6:22:33; D turns his attention to the right rail 6:22:55, he moves a stick & does some tweaking; he moves a pinecone branch from the front to the back 6:23:51, then back to bole digging & fluffing 6:24:55; D hops to RB 6:29:53 & out 6:30:12; fly-by left to right 6:35:05; M in FD 6:35:18, she digs in the bole (M has a dark spot on her head, don’t know if it’s dirt or what); M out BSD 6:43:11; D in over RB w/fluff 6:47:23; D jumps on LB for a split second before flying off 6:52:45; M in BSD 8:18:54; D in FD 8:19:06; D moves a stick 8:19:16 then does some digging; he digs up a stick & M grabs it 8:20:21, D takes it & M grabs it back causing D to fall forward 8:20:27, M places it on back rail & D grabs another stick 8:20:33 & moves it from the front to the left rail; M backs out of D's way 8:20:41 and he starts digging in the fluff; D tweaks a stick 8:22:53; D rouses 8:23:23; D moves to back of nest 8:24:26 & out BSD 8:24:50; D in FD w/rotted stick 8:28:16; D places part of his stick on right rail 8:28:30, then moves the other part to the center of the nest (in front of M) 8:29:07, then decides to move it again 8:29:56 & drops it on the left side; D moves another stick 8:30:28; D takes a break & joins M in looking around; D gets back to work & digs in the nest 8:35:20; strong wind gusts have both of the leaning forward as the tree sways 8:37:08; wind dies down; D to LB 8:39:37 & out 8:40:09; D out BSD 8:46:24; M look around for a while, hops to back of nest 9:19:38 & then flies out BSD 9:19:42; D flies behind nest 1:05:59 & in over RB w/a load of fluff 1:06:09, he just hangs out, looking around until flying out BSD 2:18:23. IR light on 7:24:33pm.

Thursday - March 28, 2018

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:17:33am; M & D chatter from nearby 6:19:25; M flies toward nest 6:20:01 & in BSD 6:20:04; D flies toward nest 6:20:27, lands on LB 6:20:36, then hops to nest 6:20:40; both dig in nest 6:20:59 but D is momentarily distracted by a stick that needs moving; M out BSD 6:23:33; D to RB 6:28:25 & out 6:32:15; nuthatch 8:28:37; D in BSD 2:22:15, he half-heartedly moves a rail stick 2:22:49 then waits for M; M in BSD w/fluff 2:25:08, both spread it; M preens under her wing 2:29:11 & D hops to LB 2:29:51, he turns around & moves almost out of view 2:30:00; M preens 2:31:11 then lifts her wings to thermoregulate 2:31:35; M relaxes her wings 2:49:42; M preens 2:50:57; D hops to nest 3:01:54 to spread a little fluff; M & D spend quality time together; D to LB 3:39:03, he turns around & Mom thermoregulates 3:39:21; D flies out towards the back-forty 3:39:23; M out FD 3:45:05; M in FD w/stick 6:52:46, she does the straddle walk to get it placed; D approaches nest 6:53:40 & in BSD 6:53:43; they pretty much just sit & look around with a little digging thrown in here & there; D out BSD 7:08:48; M out BSD 7:11:33; IR light on 7:22:19pm.

Tuesday - March 26, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST):  IR light off 6:30:04am; M in over RB 6:32:01; D flies toward nest 6:32:28; D in from left side w/small stick 6:33:13; D out BSD 6:36:14; M looks around for a bit, then flies out BSD 6:41:57; M in FD w/mangled squirrel 8:29:52 which she immediately chows down; M stops eating to look around 8:52:19; M peers through the trees & watches D fly towards the nest 8:59:07; D in BD w/fluff 8:59:09, he tries to check out what M has, but she says, “Oh no, bud; not for you!” & moves it away from D then resumes eating 8:59:15 so D digs in the nest; D hops to RB 9:01:59 & out ?; M gets into the ‘sketti portion of her meal 9:11:13 then gulps down the pelt 9:13:32; M out BSD 9:24:09; M in FD 10:09:00; D in over RB w/fluff 10:50:07, M grabs some & spreads; D out BD 10:56:44; D in FD w/stick 10:58:42 & M backs up to steer clear of D’s manic stick placing; D out BSD 11:05:15; M out BSD 12:07:52; fly-by then M enters FD 4:41:18 & vocalizes, she sits for a long time occasionally preening & doing a few crop drops; something gets M's attention & she starts tracking it 5:25:10 by 5:36:55, M is peering through the trees watching intently; M out BSD 5:54:16pm; Cam 1 reset 5:58pm. D land on LB 7:20:57, scratches his head 7:21:08; IR light on 7:21:44; D steps down onto nest 7:21:51, he pecks around a bit, looks out the BD then takes off 7:23:16pm.

Sunday - March 24, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:23:47; M approaches nest 6:30:47 & in BSD 6:30:50, she does some digging & gets her beak dirty 6:33:17, then sits around & waits for D; D in FD w/twiggy stick 6:37:41, which gets caught between his legs so he ends up straddle-walking it until he gets untangled; D to LB 6:45:05 & out 6:45:13; M out BSD 6:46:11; M in FD w/stick 7:41:07, places stick in front of BD 7:41:32; D lands on LB 8:30:46 & M starts digging in the bole; D hops to nest 8:31:26; D lays down 8:43:44; M hops to the back of the nest 8:43:58 & flies out BSD 8:44:14; still laying down, D preens his back feathers 8:50:10; M in FD 9:10:26; D gets up 9:19:49, pulls a piece of straw off his side then M beaks him 9:19:56; D digs & fluffs then there’s a little beakering 9:21:38; D continues fluffing then lays down 9:22:30; >>> Not sure what time D left, but M hung out for a while, she flies out BSD 11:40:14; Cam 1 reset 3:48pm; D in BSD w//fluff 6:35:56; D to LB 6:40:06 & out 6:41:03; M in FD 7:10:01; M out BSD 7:12:54; IR light on 7:16:21pm.

Saturday - March 23, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:23:20; D in BSD w/fluff & stuff 6:56:05, he digs in the bole; M in FD 6:57:38; D steps up on LB then hops up farther 6:59:52 & out 7:00:31; M out BSD 7:06:17; nuthatch visit 7:23:45; chickadee visit 8:10:16; E (probably D) visible on LB 1:18-ish; Cam 1 reset 2:02:26, D still on LB; D nips off a feather 2:11:14, thermoregulates; D hops to nest 2:34:55; D fluffs the fluff, then lays down 2:36:28; D stands up 3:10:05 & stretches wings overhead (warbles) then looks around; preens 3:20:07; lays back down 3:22:23; D stands up 3:42:04, peering up and around to track something; M in FD 4:00:54; D to RB 4:03:34 & out 4:10:51; M out BSD 4:43:56; D lands on LB 7:07:22, walks down branch 7:08:27 & steps to nest 7:08:46 to dig & fluff, D out BD 7:13:14; IR light on 7:16:04pm.

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.

Monday - March 18, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST):  IR light off 6:29:41am; D lands on LB 6:34:26, hops to nest 6:34:55; M flies by on lower right side 6:38:38; D to RB 6:39:50 & out 6:39:58; Cam 1 went offline around 7:25am; >>>Cam 1 back online 8:26:13am. Nuthatch lands on right-side branch 4:50:48 then hops to the nest, finds a feather to feather its nest 4:51:03 & flies off with it, nuthatch returns to the right branches 4:51:25 then back to the nest for some fluff shopping 4:51:39, in & out until 4:56:49; M in FD w/fluff 6:36:49; D in FD 6:36:59; both tussle w/stick & D aerates bole; feisty beaking 6:39:51; D lays down, kicking heels, 6:41:41; M out BSD 6:44:20 as D gets up from bole; D fluffs some fluff 6:44:42; D out BSD 6:48:55; M in BSD w/pine bough 6:52:15; M aerates bole then heads out the BSD 7:01:27; D in FD w/pine bough 7:03:08, which he totes around before placing it on right front rail 7:03:45; D out BSD 7:07:03; IR light on 7:14:05pm.

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 14, 2019

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

Wednesday - March 13, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:41:13am; M leaves back tree perch 6:43:13 & flies in BSD 6:43:16; D flies toward nest 6:44:18 & in BSD 6:44:22; both dig in the fluff; D out BSD 6:49:46; M out BSD 7:02:57; D in BSD w/fluff 7:11:14; D adjusts right rail 7:11:57, D out BSD 7:14:46; M in FD w/stick 7:50:51; M aerates the bole, fluffs a little fluff & watches out the BD for D; D in BSD w/fluff 7:56:02; both fluff & stuff, D works in the bole & M takes a break 7:57:23; D tackles Twiggy for some tweaking 7:59:10; M grabs some fluff 7:59:59 to spread & D helps; D to RB 8:04:54 & out 8:05:14; D in FD 8:06:00 w/stick, he places it on left front rail 8:07:55 & tweaks it; both nestorize; D rouses 8:12:42 then flies out BSD 8:12:52; M tracks D 8:13:18; D in BSD 9:36:01 w/small stick; D aerates; M loses her balance when D turns around 9:37:17; D fluffs 9:37:44; M hops over to left side of nest 9:39:26; M out BSD 9:42:19; D tracks M as she flies in FD w/big stick 9:47:19; D grabs it & M hangs on, stick war 9:47:26; M wins & puts it near front left rail; D gets M’s stick & moves it back further; D out BSD 9:50:39; M out BSD 10:17:57; D in BSD 1:29:07, he lays down 1:32:57, D still lazing around at 2:04:13; >>> Cam 1 reset 2:33pm & D was gone. M in FD 3:37:41; M calls for D every so often then goes out BSD 4:05:14; M in BSD 7:09:00, D in BSD 7:09:03, both dig in the nest; IR light on 7:10:51; D out BSD 7:12:22; M out BSD 7:13:16pm.

Monday - March 11, 2019

(Times NOT adjusted for DST yet): IR light off 6:43:39am; M flies toward nest 6:45:47 & in BSD 6:45:51; D flies toward nest 6:46:50 & in BSD 6:46:54; both dig in the nest; D tweaks a stick on the back rail 6:49:38; M out BSD 6:50:16, D follows 6:52:17; M in FD w/stick 8:07:48; D in BSD w/ stick 8:10:10; D nestorizes & M observes; D out BSD 8:15:43; M out BSD 8:26:21; D in BSD w/fish 11:10:20 & M follows 11:10:38, D does most of the squeeing & M grabs the fish 11:10:52; D nestorizes 11:12:13; M struggles to get her left talon on the fish to hold it down 11:12:44; M gets a piece of straw stuck in her beak 11:14:11; D rouses 11:26:05; D out BSD 11:28:36; D soars in FD w/pine boughs 11:31:13 & stumbles into M; for the next several minutes, D tweaks the pine bough (at times aggressively); M squees softly 11:35:21; D tugs on pine bough to move it 11:35:55; D fluffs bole 11:37:24, he lays down 11:39:30 (kicking his feet, lol); M out BSD 11:45:05; D gets up 11:45:16 & watches the area, he attempts to move his pine bough 11:47:08; M in FD 11:47:31 w/dried out pine bough; M grabs D’s pine bough 11:48:00 & moves it out of the way; both try to move a stick together 11:48:19; D out BSD 11:50:23; M out BSD 11:54:11; D in FD w/fish 1:00:19; he immediately starts to eat his treat looking around every now and then for M; after finishing, D gives a little shake 1:04:19; moves a stick to the right rail 1:04:28; D out BSD 1:05:14; D in BD w/fluff 2:49:22; works on stick at left rail 2:49:49; watches something in the area for a bit then alerts 3:16:10; D to LB 3:16:24; out 3:16:33; D in to LB 4:02:33; surveys the area for a bit then flies out the LSD flying over the nest 4:12:01; E flies by on the lower-right side to back tree 7:04:28; IR light on 7:09:20; P's chatter to each other 7:18:59pm.

Sunday - March 10, 2019

Cam 1 offline most the day. Cam 1 back on 3:56:34 and M is on the nest. Note: Cam clock has not been adjusted for DST so is an hour behind 'real' ET (times recorded here are cam clock times).  Cam reset 3:58:25, M still on the nest preening; M leans forward to track something 4:11:28; M stretches wings 4:36:55; M to LB 4:40:44 & out 4:40:47;  meadowlark starts calling from nearby 4:44:25; D in BD w/fluff 6:35:49; D rouses 6:38:10; D to LB 6:41:05 & out 6:41:14; D lands on LB 6:58:36 & calls to M; M flies by right side 7:00:35 then toward nest 7:00:38 and in BSD 7:00:43, D hops to nest 7:00:40 and both dig in the nest; D works on right rail 7:02:52 & M rearranges fluff; D to RB 7:03:52; M to front rail 7:05:16 then to RB 7:02:29; IR light on 7:06:05; D flies off 7:06:44, M leaves 7:07:32pm.

Friday - March 8, 2019

M in BSD 6:54:14am, she aerates the bole; IR light off 6:56:22; M tracks D 6:58:50; D in over LB w/stick 6:58:54 & places it on the right rail (with M’s help, of course!) 6:59:04; D fluffs the bole 6:59:31, he finishes his bole work then stands next to M for a minute before tackling some twigs on the right rail 7:02:20; M out BSD 7:03:40; D watches his love leave then sits & watches the world go by; D to LB 7:05:18 & out 7:05:37; D in BSD w/fluff 9:25:35; D tugs & tweaks a front rail branch 9:26:50; D watches as M approaches 9:31:57, M in BSD 9:31:59; both aerate the bole 9:32:39; M moves a branch 9:33:04; D hops up to LB 9:36:53 & out 9:37:16; M to LB 9:38:35 & out 9:38:44; M approaches nest 10:50:18; she hits below the front rail 10:50:27, but quickly adjusts her landing & enters nest w/stick 10:50:28 & places it on front right rail; M moves pinecone 10:50:49 & digs in bole; M out BSD 10:55:33; M in FD 1:51:56 w/pine bough, she works on the bole 1:52:19; D in FD 1:54:12; M lifts her left talon to clean it (something stuck) 2:00:09; D lays down 2:03:24; D gets up & beaks M 2:07:19 as she’s moving a branch 2:07:23 & tries to help; M says, “Okay, you dot it,” & moves a different stick in the front of the nest instead 2:07:45, which hits D’s rear end lightly & startles him; M out BSD 2:09:17; D to LB 2:12:34 & out 2:12:59; D in BSD w/fluff 6:00:44, he drops it over the bole & just looks at it; D turns around to look out BD 6:01:34, then out BSD 6:01:43;

Sunday - February 24, 2019

(B12/Day 6). No rain for a change this morning (YAY!) & M is sleeping w/her head tucked 6:44:16, but D wakes her when he lands on the back rail 6:46:45; D watches as M gets up to check on baby 6:47:47; S/C #1 M rouses 6:49:30; D moves around the nest to right side 6:49:58 & M wing-flaps as she turns around & hops to LB 6:50:10 & out 6:50:13; D tends to baby then snuggles down 6:50:54; IR light off 6:58:51; D up 7:13:09 to feed B12 (his/her little crop is almost bigger than his/her body (lol); feeding finished, D snuggles down 7:19:04; D quizzically looks down his chest 7:48:01 as if to say, “Hey little one, whatcha doin’ down there?”; D gets up 7:48:20 & heads for the pantry, takes a nibble of something then turns back to B12 7:48:57, D rouses & snuggles down 7:49:13; D up 8:16:22 & B12 sits up tall expectantly waiting for food; D gives B several bites 8:16:55 then tucks him in 8:19:43; S/C #2 M in BD 8:37:30, D gets up & hops to RB 8:37:43 & out 8:37:58; M grabs nestover squirrel 8:38:39 & and tries to gulp it down 8:39:52 but puts it down 8:40:03; M moves B13's remains from back of pantry to front 8:40:17; M moves into position over B12 8:41:36, snuggles down 8:42:10 only to get up a few times to nudge B12 back under her, finally settles down 8:44:57; M stands up 9:14:11 and turns around, fluffs the fluff and then wiggles back onto B12 9:15:51 who wiggles & squirms making it hard for M to get comfy, M settles down again 9:18:27; M stands up 9:58:02, opens & flaps wings 9:58:12; M flies to LB 9:58:30 where she stands on one leg; M opens wings and the wind hovers her back to nest 10:00:19; M picks up nestover squirrel 10:00:50, M tries to gulp down the squirrel 10:01:22 but doesn't succeed; M feeds B12 some squirrel 10:02:50; S/C #3 M flies out FD 10:27:24, D in 10:07:45, snuggles down 10:08:11; D repositions 10:30:45, 10:32:00, 10:54:25; D stands up 11:23:50; D moves to pantry 12:24:13 and defurs squirrel; feeds B12 12:25:16; B13's remains catch on D's talons as he moves back toward B12 (ends up at the top of the pantry pile) 12:28:31, D snuggles down 12:28:41; D shows a lots of interest in something flying around, tracks it for quite a while 11:53:21; D repositions 12:06:32; tracks something 12:07:30; D backs off of B12 12:29:28 & heads to the pantry 12:29:36 where he possibly pulls off a piece of B13 12:30:21, offers a bite to B12 but s/he's not interested 12:30:27; B12 finally takes a bite 12:32:05 then D starts feeding B12 some squirrel; D pulls B13's remains back to the pantry 12:33:35 & attempts to feed B12 a few bites, which B12 accepts at 12:34:59; D snuggles back onto B12 12:35:37; D tracks something again 12:39:25; wind is really strong as D calls out to M 12:55:14; S/C #4 M hovers in BD w/fish 12:55:19, D stands up 12:55:23 moves to right-front rail 12:55:26, D to RB 12:55:37 & out 12:55:46; M starts eating stuff in the pantry (possibly including B13) 12:55:49; M moves a squirrel 12:58:50 then picks up the fish 12:59:06; M feeds B12 a bite of fish 1:00:54, moves squirrel 1:01:35 & 1:01:50; M tries to gulp down squirrel but quickly stops 1:02:18; M feeds B12 1:03:24; M fights the wind to move over to B12 1:06:26, arranges fluff, snuggles down 1:09:05; M tracks something 1:10:02; M still watching as she vocally alerts 1:31:12, 1:31:45; M stands up 1:44:11, moves away from B12 1:45:08, hops to front of nest 1:45:41, flies out BSD 1:46:15; M in BSD 1:47:03, calls out 1:47:15; M feeds B12 some squirrel 1:49:40; M moves over behind B12 1:53:27, snuggles down 1:56:26; M repositions 2:12:56; tracks something 2:19:14 and calls out 2:19:24; M backs off of B12 2:19:50 to better see what is flying around; M calls out again 2:20:59 & D answers 2:21:08; S/C #5 D in BSD 2:21:26 and both watch something; M moves away from B12 2:22:50 and flies out FD 2:23:09; D picks up the fish 2:23:50 & eats a bite then feeds B12 (taking a few bites for himself) 2:24:19; D wiggles onto B12 2:27:42; S/C #6 D chirps a greeting 3:26:34 then stands as M comes in BSD w/fish 3:26:41 , D rouses 3:27:39, hops to RB 3:27:47 then flies out 3:28:26; M feeds B12 some fish (and eats some too) 3:28:38; D flies by behind nest 3:32:24; M straddles B12 3:33:16, wiggles down 3:34:15; M calls a greeting to D and we see his shadow approaching 4:10:14, D in BSD w/headless fish 4:10:17, M softly chirps to D 4:12:15, D rouses 4:13:37 as M continues to sweet talk, D hops to LB 4:14:51 & flies out 4:14:59; M crop drops 4:37:23; M gets up 4:37:39, despite cautiously moving away from the bole, she gives B12 a pretty good nudge/kick with her left talon then heads to the pantry 4:38:18; M grabs one of the older headless fish 4:38:36 & attempts to gulp it down but fails 4:38:55, she drops it, takes a nibble & tries again 4:39:06 & fails again; M puts the fish down to nibble on it 4:39:10 then finally manages her big gulp 4:39:24; she grabs another fish 4:39:30 & nibbles on it 4:40:07; M gets a piece of hay caught in her beak 4:40:34; M feeds B12 4:42:32; M snuggles down 4:49:37; M squees as D approaches 5:08:18 & lands on back rail w/another fish 5:08:21; after looking around, D hops to LB 5:09:34 & out 5:09:36; M up 5:45:56 & heads for the pantry 5:46:40, she grabs a fish & begins to eat 5:46:57, she starts feeding B12 5:48:24; M gulps down a big chunk 5:53:47; one fish gone, M starts on another one 5:55:13, M offers B12 gets a bite 5:56:21 but it’s too big so she eats it 😀; M gulps down a fish tail 5:56:35 then shakes her head trying to get rid of hay stuck in her beak (success!); dinner done & baby tucked in 5:59:00; S/C #7 D approaches the nest 6:31:22 & brings in fluff 6:31:25; M chirps & spreads fluff 6:31:33, she gets up 6:31:49 & gets a fish from the pantry 6:32:16, she puts that one down & grabs a smaller piece 6:32:31 & gulps it down 6:32:36; she picks up the first fish again 6:32:49 & begins eating, she takes one bite & a nibble then tries to swallow the rest of it whole but fails, she turns her back on us (drats!) to finish it off; in the meantime, D is nudging B12 who appears to be sound asleep 6:34:03; goodness, she finishes the fish & pulls out nestovers 6:34:47 & takes a bite then decides she doesn’t need it & flies out the BSD 6:35:11; D snuggles down on the little one 6:35:36 & pulls fluff up close; D repositions 6:37:51; D messes w/a stick 6:42:54; S/C #8 M in BSD 6:43:23, at long last D gets up 6:48:32, he hops to LB 6:48:48 & out 6:49:02; M aerates the bole, pulls fluff in close & snuggles down 6:52:59; by 6:56:20, M is ready to sleep and has her head tucked; IR light on 7:00:07pm.

Saturday - February 23, 2019

(B12/Day 5): It is 52º there now and Mom is sleeping with her head tucked on her back 6:15am; M wakes up and starts preening with head still tucked 6:47:33; Mom is up at 6:58:17 and B13 is almost completely cover with straw; M snuggles back down 6:59:49; Mom stands up 7:01: 10 and stretches her wings 7:01:23, calls for D 7:01:33 then flaps her wings 7:01:47; D lands on LB 7:02:04 and M & D chatter while M wingflaps 7:02:09; M offers B12 a bite and B12 face plants 7:02:58, M offers again and feeds a chirping B12 7:03:05; D leans forward several times to watch the feeding 7:06:49 ; D moves down LB 7:08:36; S/C #1 D to nest 7:08:46, M flaps her wings 7:08:54 & flies out BSD 7:09:21, D snuggles down 7:09:40;  D raises up and uses beak to nudge B12 back under 7:09:51, snuggling down again 7:10:00; IR light off 7:17:18; raining at 7:30am; M flies behind nest 8:12:18; S/C #2 M in FD w/headless fish 8:12:28, M moves the fish to the pantry 8:12:49, D moves off B12 8:13:15, M feeds B12 some fish 8:13:35, D flies out BSD 8:13:37; feeding over and M moves to cover B12 and B13 M 8:19:36, snuggles down 8:20:17; M repositions 8:20:38; D in BSD w/fluff 10:03:48, M stands up 10:04:19 & moves toward the pantry 10:04:38, M picks up nestover squirrel 10:04:58 then eats part of it; M drags squirrel to the pantry & D moves to front of nest 10:05:28; M feeds B12 10:05:56; D to right rail 10:07:16 then hops to RB 10:07:42, flies out 10:08:18; M stretches wings 10:10:23; M squeals when D lands on LB 10:11:26; S/C #3 M flaps wings 10:12:36 and flies out BSD 10:13:00, D hops to nest 10:13:16, snuggles down on eaglets 10:13:46; M flies from back to front left (low to the ground) 10:14:11; S/C #4 D stands up 11:59:33, flaps wings as he moves near BSD 11:59:40, D flies out BSD 11:59:50 and M flies in BSD w/fluff 11:59:52, M spreads fluff 12:00:00, B12 PS 12:00:20 then lifts head to chirp at M 12:00:44, M stares down at B13 12:01:19 then positions herself over the eaglets 12:01:33, M fluffs the fluff, snuggles down 12:02:12; feeding 12:30:08; M calls to D as he flies in FD w/fish 12:41:14, D looks around for a minute then flies out BSD 12:42:20; M repositions 12:44:41; M stands up 1:39:37 & calls for D 1:39:51, S/C #5 M flies out BSD 1:40:42, D lands on LB 1:41:37 & chatters w/Mom, D hops to nest 1:42:46, D picks up nestover squirrel 1:42:50, D feeds B12 squirrel then fish 1:43:18; D snuggles down on the eaglets 1:46:52; B12 is peeking out so D raises up to reposition 1:47:33 (D doesn’t quite have the girth as M, lol), B12 all tucked under 1:47:44; B12 is squirming under D so he raises up, rouses 1:47:55 then wiggle wiggles; D up to reposition 1:48:20 & 2:17:56; D yawns 2:52:45 & 2:52:51; D up 2:53:04, heads to the pantry & pulls up nestovers; D eats & B12 PS’s 2:53:29; D feeds B12 2:54:05, D snuggles down 2:56:37; S/C #6 D tracks M 3:19:08; M in FD w/stick 3:19:24; D to LB 3:19:46 & out 3:19:56; M eats some fish & gives B12 a few bites B12 3:20:31; M tries to down the remaining fish in one gulp 3:21:25 but is unsuccessful; she puts it down & offers B12 a bite 3:21:35 then eats more herself, M gulps the tail down 3:22:02 then starts in on nestovers 3:22:32, she feeds B12 3:23:46; eating/feeding finished, M has a difficult time getting to the bole & get situated 3:27:14; she finally manages to snuggle down 3:28:44; M watches something intently out the FD 4:07:55, she begins to squee 4:09:15, squees get louder as D flies in FD w/a luscious fresh fish (& it’s a whole one!) 4:09:22; S/C #7 M gets up 4:10:06 & starts to eat/feed; D flies up to 11 o’clock branch 4:10:55, he hops to nest 4:14:54 & moves a stick; D tells M to go on & take a break (he’s ready to brood) 4:15:39; M out BSD 4:15:54; D snuggles down 4:16:19 but little bobblehead is peeking out; D up 4:21:47 & gets B13’s little body in his beak & places it in the pantry 4:22:14 (very sad to see); D goes back to the bole & snuggles down 4:22:30; S/C #8 M in BSD w/branch 4:35:45, she struggles with it & drops it on D & he tries to get it off 4:36:00; M grabs it back & D gets up 4:36:03 & together they move it to the left back rail 4:36:30; M grabs the fish 4:36:55 & D hops to RB 4:36:58 & out 4:37:15; M doesn’t realize she’s standing on B13’s body as she nibbles off a few bites of fish then starts feeding B12 4:37:30; finished feeding, M aerates the bole, spreads some fluff, aerates some more & finally shimmies down 4:44:25; M moves the squirrel pelt and the fish moves with it, while still snuggling B12 5:37:31; She grabs the fish and tries to swallow it 5:37:40; Not being able to do it while brooding, she gets up with it in her mouth 5:37:57; M nibbles at it and finally swallows it 5:39:26; M starts on the squirrel 5:39:44; Feeds B12 5:40:27; S/C #9 D in to LB w/fluff 5:47:22 startling M a bit; to nest 5:47:26; D tries to snuggle B12 5:49:17; M out BSD 5:50:31; D wiggles onto B12 5:50:51; S/C #10 M in to LB 6:15:11; D greets her then gets up 6:15:34; He heads toward back door, turns around and gives B12 a kiss 6:16:12 and snuggles a bit more; D gets up again 6:16:43; M hops to nest 6:16:46; M grabs squirrel pelt as D goes out BD 6:16:58; M nibbles a bit then feeds baby 6:18:58; Feeding finished, M moves back to bole 6:24:36; M wiggles onto B12 6:26:18; IR light comes on 6:44:29pm. 

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.

Friday - February 15, 2019

Pip Watch – 38 days for Egg #1 & 35 days for Egg #2. IR light off 7:18:24; M gives her eggs a wiggle 7:25:20, spreads little bits of fluffs in front of her 7:25:44 & chirps for D 7:25:49; S/C #1 M gets up 7:31:16, moves to back rail, looks around, flies out BSD 7:31:58; can see D fly-by on approach 7:32:22, he lands on back rail 7:32:24; D rolls his eggs & shimmies down 7:32:55; D up for egg duty 7:35:08 & 8:23:01; S/C #2 M in FD 8:28:26; D says, “hi-dee-ho” & chirps about his morning 8:28:32 & gets up 8:28:44; D hops to RB 8:28:53 & out 8:29:45; M watches D & tracks his movements; M preens a bit, moves to eggs 8:30:50 then rolls-n-fluffs 8:31:03, repositions then rolls-n-fluffs some more 8:31:57, repositions again then shimmies down 8:33:11; M preens 9:00:36; M up for egg duty 9:05:58; M tracks something 9:28:22 & calls out 9:29:22 & an eagle flies behind nest and lands on tree behind Cam2 branch 9:29:33, M keeps her eye on whoever it is; M continues vocalizing 9:32:03, other eagle briefly calls out 9:32:11; M seems to be tracking something different than the E in the back tree 9:35:16; E in back tree flies off 9:42:16; that was probably Dad as he now approaches nest 9:45:04; S/C #3 D in BD w/fluff 9:45:06, D moves fluff off M 9:45:13, then drops fluff back onto her 9:45:18 (trying to get her up?), M stands up 9:45:35, hops to LB 9:45:58 & flies out 9:46:01, D snuggles down 9:46:31; D up to check eggs & reposition 9:46:56; egg duty time 10:11:37, 10:28:16, 10:33:04, 11:02:04, 11:15:56; D spreads wings to deter a nearby bluejay 11:43:11, he rolls eggs 4:43:42, snuggles back down 11:43:51; D stands up 12:48:50 calls out 12:48:58 & 12:49:18, S/C #4 D out BD 12:49:25 as M comes in BSD w/fluff 12:49:26, M calls out "goodbye" 12:49:31, rolls eggs 12:51:29, spreads fluff 12:53:30, rolls eggs 12:53:49, snuggles down 12:55:08 then repositions 12:55:14; M up for egg duty 1:25:54; preens 1:52:42 & 1:58:38; crop drop 2:12:14; S/C #5 D in BSD with a talon full of fluff 2:59:05, they both spread the fluff; M gets up 2:59:37 & hobbles around her eggs towards the LB, M to LB 3:00:04 & out 3:00:09; D heads for his eggs 3:00:26, he gives them a quick roll then shimmies down 3:00:58; D preens 3:10:36; D up for egg duty 3:10:47; rouses 3:27:50 & 3:28:17; egg duty again 3:28:20 & 3:52:44; Cam 1 reset 4:29:29; D up 4:55:58, moves away from eggs & calls out to M 4:56:10; he walks around the bole & gives a peck in the pantry 4:56:27 before checking his eggs 4:56:36; D up for egg duty 5:26:02 & 6:15:25; D rouses 6:15:36 then takes a little stroll before heading back to his eggs 6:16:07 for rolling-n-fluffing, D shimmies down 6:16:49; S/C #6 M lands on LB 6:23:06 (YAY, she beat Bazinga tonight!) & D gets up 6:23:12, says hi & bye to M & hops to LB 6:23:23 & he’s out 6:23:32; M hops to nest 6:24:16, she rolls her eggs 6:24:43 & fluffs the fluff, rolls again 6:25:31; some more rolling & fluffing then some preening 6:27:24 & big-time aerating (she wants that bole warm & snuggy for her babies!), M also spreads some fluff & pulls it close before she snuggles part way down 6:29:25; M continues to pull fluff around the bole trying to get everything just right 6:30:11, she finally shimmies down 6:31:31; IR light on 6:37:00pm.

Wednesday - February 13, 2019

Pip Watch – 36 days for Egg #1. D calls out 6:52:29; M answers 6:52:33; S/C #1 D in BSD 7:05:49, M stands up 7:06:47 & chirps, D talks back, M to LB 7:07:20 & out 7:07:23, takes a close look at eggs but doesn't roll them 7:07:30, moves a stick 7:07:44, snuggles down 7:07:50; IR light off 7:08:24; D stands up to roll eggs & reposition 7:18:30, 7:26:56, 7:38:58, 7:47:53; D dozes off 8:14:38 & 8:30:40 (so cute); egg duty for D 8:34:23, then he gets feisty with twigs in front of him; D says, “Enough of this” and just plain ole’ tucks his head to catch a few Zzzzzz’s 8:49:50; he wakes up 9:02:16 feeling refreshed & twig feisty again; D gets up 9:08:34 & moves away from the bole, he searches the area & calls out to M 9:08:47 then flies out the BSD 9:09:07; D returns to back left side rail 9:09:59, he looks around & vocalizes 9:10:12; D watches the area intently as if there may be an intruder in the area 9:10:57; satisfied things are ok, D heads to the bole 9:12:18 to tend to his eggs; S/C #2 D gets up 9:39:28 & flies out the BSD 9:39:44; M lands on LB 9:40:28, hops to nest 9:40:50; M rolls-n-fluffs, repositions & rolls-n-fluffs some more, she shimmies down 9:42:45; not quite right, M repositions 9:42:52 & shimmies down again 9:43:02; M up for egg duty 10:03:29, she does some heavy-duty fluffing; M picks at some wet fluff next to her 10:42:24 then preens; M up for egg duty 10:44:29; yawns 11:59:31; S/C #3 M calls out 12:04:40 & gets up, she flies out BSD 12:05:06; D lands on LB 12:05:44, he moves down the LB & onto the nest 12:06:01; D checks his eggs & shimmies down 12:06:05; D egg duty 12:20:54, 12:27:54, 12:50:10; S/C #4 Nice fly in as M comes in BD w/fluff 1:11:38; D calls a greeting and gets up 1:11:38; He tells M all is well as she starts to spread the fluff 1:11:49; D to RB 1:11:52; He calls out a "See ya" 1:11:55; then D out 1:12:03; M preens 1:12:34; spreads more fluff 1:13:53; makes her way to bole to roll eggs n such 1:14:14; Wiggles down 1:17:04; Spreads wings to catch balance 1:17:48; pulls fluff around her 1:17:59; Can't get comfy, M is up again 1:19:48; wiggles onto eggs 1:21:21; still not right M changes positions yet again 1:21:39; M finally settles 1:21:47; M itches her chest feathers 2:21:05; M up for egg duty 2:22:26; M shimmies in place 2:39:49; M up 3:21:55 for egg duty; M shimmies in place 3:36:27; M raises up to check her eggs 3:36:45; more shimmying in place 3:37:30; M up again to roll-n-such 3:40:37; preens 4:02:58; M up 4:17:59 for egg duty; not quite right, M is up again to take care of her eggs 4:20:38, she snuggles down 4:21:52; S/C #5 D approaches nest 4:22:26 & lands on the back side rail w/fluff 4:22:29, he rouses 4:23:31; M reluctantly gets up 4:23:36 & starts chirping 4:23:47 (D says a word or two, also); M to LB 4:23:50 & out 4:23:53; D checks his eggs 4:24:24 & snuggles down 4:24:33; D up for a quick egg check 4:39:01; D up for egg duty 4:47:43, 5:01:02, 5:28:42 & 5:32:46; S/C #6 D vocal 5:37:04 as M flies in the BSD w/stick; D up 5:37:12, hops to LB 5:37:21 & out 5:37:27; after making her way slowly to the bole, M rolls-n-fluffs 5:38:53 & snuggles down 5:41:10; M back up 5:41:51 for more rolling & fluffing & again 5:42:53; preens 6:34:20; IR light on 6:45:59pm.