Saturday - February 2, 2019

M wakes up & preens 5:57:05, she gets up for egg duty 5:59:15, she tucks her head to sleep 6:08:16; M wakes up with a chirp 6:33:02, she snuggles in place 6:33:12, tucks her head 6:33:20; M wakes up chirping 6:34:14, tucks her head for more Zzzzzzz’s 6:34:46; M wakes up from her nap 7:14:37 & squees, M squees again as the IR light goes off 7:17:33, the squees get louder 7:23:18. S/C #1 D lands on LB w/twiggy stick 7:23:22 & M gets up 7:23:27 (still squeeing), M out BSD 7:23:55; the twiggy stick gets stuck as D hops down the LB 7:24:06 & heads for the bole, he checks his eggs & snuggles down 7:24:38; D gets part way up & repositions 7:26:00; D up for egg duty 7:38:18 & 7:55:37; little bird flits around & gets D's attention 8:08:35; egg duty 8:09:11 & 8:37:36; S/C #2 D calls out a greeting 9:02:22, M flies in FD w/stick 9:02:30, D stands up 9:02:33, D to RB 9:02:46, says goodbye, flies out 9:02:57, M picks up the stick 9:03:40 and places it at the FD 9:03:55, M rolls/fluffs 9:04:48, briefly snuggles down on the eggs 9:06:40 but gets back up to move a pinecone (ouch, lol) 9:06:52, rolls eggs 9:07:01, snuggles down 9:07:11, repositions again 9:07:25, finally settling down on eggs 9:08:32; M up for egg duty 10:05:05, 10:27:44, M chirps then calls out 1:00:58, D lands on LB 1:01:03 & both P's vocal as M appears to track something; M softly chirps 1:02:07, still chirping 1:03:55, M turns to nip at one of her wing feathers 1:04:04; then seems to watch something overhead 1:04:37 & 1:04:56, then looking all around; more chirping from M 1:06:20; S/C #3 D moves into cam view on LB 1:10:55 resulting in more chirps from M, D walks further down LB 1:11:12, steps to nest 1:11:50, M gets up 1:11:56, M moves away from the eggs 1:12:09 then flies out BSD 1:12:20, D rolls eggs 1:12:42 & shimmies down 1:12:54; D tracks something 4:02:09, D alerts 4:02:19, intruder lands on LB & D mantles the eggs 4:02:21, D sounding the distress call 4:03:14, D rolls the eggs up under him 4:03:34 & alerts again, D firmly settles himself on the egg 4:03:52, still chirping the alarm with his feathers ruffled, D raises up still mantling and alerting 4:07:27 & 4:07:59, D wing slaps 4:08:15, D settles down on eggs still chirping 4:07:48, intruder vocal on the LB 4:09:54, D does a series of alert calls 4:11:01, 4:11:24, 4:13:03; intruder vocal 4:14:40 & D still chirping in alarm; D goes super-sonic sound with his alerts 4:18:37; D rolls eggs & repositions while continuing to alert 4:20:24; D wiggles down on the eggs 4:21:18, still squeaking out alerts; D's calls get loud 4:24:53, then he starts panting, still chirping in alarm. [GROUND REPORT FROM BEP:  There is another eagle on the LB. Think it is about the age b3 would be.] Rustling heard from intruder on LB 4:30:38 as D continues to alarm (and there are a lot of "silent" alert calls being made); D vocal & intruder brief responds 4:33:46 & 4:37:18; D does the super-sonic calls again (sort of has an echoing sound ) 4:37:40; intruder responds to Ds call again 4:38:30 & 4:41:16 & 4:45:51; D stands up 4:52:55 & rolls the eggs, wiggles back down 4:54:02; Dad & intruder have a sound-off & D partially wing slaps & mantles 5:26:23; D alerts & mantles again 5:27:35; D tracks something 5:37:36; D cranks up the alert volume 5:40:12 & the intruder flaps & yells back 5:40:19; D fully mantles & alerts 5:42:10; intruder finally  flies off 5:42:02 ... and the ground crew goes wild (whooping & cheering, assuming M came in & ran the intruder off)! D stands up and tends to the eggs 5:46:11; D calmly rolls the eggs 5:54:36, D takes his frustration out on a pinecone 5:59:13; D tracks something 6:10:23, alerts 6:10:36, eagle flies-by behind nest 6:10:46, D calls out 6:10:52; vocals heard from nearby 6:11:33; D chirps 6:12:18; more vocals from nearby 6:13:05, 6:16:11; D chirps & vocals heard nearby 6:25:48; D tracks something 6:27:46, calls out 6:28:00; answering vocals hear 6:28:08; more chattering from both 6:29:28; M chatters 6:31:05 and D answers; IR light on 6:33:23; fly-by from right side to behind nest 6:33:35; D alerts as M lands on LB 6:38:04; M, D & the intruder all vocalize 6:38:08; D stands up 6:39:14, M & D alert 6:39:22; D rolls eggs 6:39:48; D tracks something 6:40:17, M yells 6:40:21 & flies off 6:40:22; D lays down 6:40:36; D gets up to tend to the eggs 6:53:43, Fly-by behind nest 7:15:10, fly-by behind nest 7:15:19; M makes a clumsy landing on LB 7:15:47 & is greeted by D, M calls out 7:16:07 & D is still chattering; M moves into cam view 7:16:38, M moves further down the branch 7:17:52, D chatters to her 7:17:56 & stares at her adoringly. D stands up 7:42:25 and looks around, moves to front of nest 7:42:53, S/C #4 D to RB 7:43:20, D chatters 7:43:24 & M answers, D flies off 7:44:06, M to nest 7:44:29, uses wing for balance 7:45:06, rolls eggs 7:45:18 & fluffs the fluff, turns in a circle, finally snuggles down (after all the afternoon/evening) excitement 7:47:36; M chatters w/D 8:09:46; M gets up for egg duty 10:56:22, she talks to D 10:57:22, preens 10:58:07, PS's 11:00:15, chats w/D 11:00:26; snuggles down 11:03:34; M calls out again 11:06:17; something gets M's attention (Rocky?) 11:14:20 & she calls out 11:14:30, she looks around again 11:14:49; D chatters nearby 11:15:17 & M answers 11:15:22pm.

Sunday - January 20, 2019

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

Saturday - January 19, 2019

EARLY MORN: M up 2:29:18am, stretches wings, preens, then rolls/fluffs 2:31:46; M backs away from eggs 2:31:57 & steadies herself for repositioning, she rolls/fluffs 2:32:38 and snuggles down 2:33:24; M up egg duty 3:38:30 & 4:56:32; preens 5:54:50, does a little fluffing before tucking head to sleep 5:56:57. MORN: M gets up 6:43:23, preens, calls out to D 6:44:36 then chirps 6:44:39; M stretches her left wing then calls out & chirps for D 6:44:45; quick fluff, shakes head, quick preen then snuggles down 6:45:39. S/C #1 M squees as D flies in BSD 7:23:57; M talks softly to D before getting up 7:24:35; M hops to LB 7:25:01 & out 7:25:16; D rolls/fluffs 7:25:24, shimmies down 7:26:13; D back up 7:26:29, repositions & fluffs, shimmies back down 7:27:02; IR light off 7:37:27; D repositions for egg duty 7:44:34; D shakes his head 7:56:25 & gets up for egg duty 7:56:28; D gets up 10:09:32; shakes off the rain 10:09:37; rolls eggs 10:09:48; snuggles onto eggs 10:10:19. Ground report from Bel: “10:30 AM mom lands on her favorite perch. It was drizzling, now it’s raining.” S/C #2 - M in FD 11:19:54; M gets updates from D 11:19:58; D gets up 11:20:06; flaps wings ending up on Y nook 11:20:10; more vocalization then he hops onto LB facing the nest then turns around still flapping wings 11:20:25; D out 11:20:31; Ground report from BEL: “dad flew to the fav perch that mom just left; M hops toward eggs 11:20:33; she rolls eggs 11:20:58; M settles onto eggs 11:22:45; Ground report from BEL: “I looked down and then back up and dad has left. Flew out around 11:30 when I blinked, lol.” M starts vocalizing 12:45:13; D in BSD w/coot foot 12:45:27; M says thank you but wants to know where the rest of it is; D feeds M a bite 12:46:00; D rouses 12:46:14; M grabs the coot foot as D hops to LB 12:46:46; M swallows offering whole 12:46:55; gulp; then gets up; D out 12:47:02; M shakes off rain 12:47:08; rolls eggs 12:47:28; shakes head again 12:47:44; another roll then aerates 12:47:51; Shake 12:48:30; egg roll (not Chinese) 12:48:40; wiggles onto eggs 12:49:16; M shakes head 1:04:21; checks eggs and repositions 1:04:44; Ground report from Bel: “I’m back from lunch, a few minutes after 2 o’clock. Dad is perched in the bird studio, the dead tree by the fence near their favorite perch.” Ground report from Bel: "Dad was still on his perch when I left just after 3:00pm." Cam 1 reset 3:21:05. M hasn’t moved since 1:04pm; M still hasn’t moved as of 6:08:00pm; a very soggy M shakes the rain from her head 6:08:48 & again 6:11:35; IR light on 6:12:10; M finally gets up 6:12:15; rouses & shakes her head good 6:12:28; M rolls/fluffs 6:12:48, she shimmies down 6:14:52; M rouses 6:15:55 & gets up again to roll/fluff 6:16:03, rouses 6:16:54 & continues to fluff; M flaps her wings several times to shed the rain 6:17:47, rouses 6:18:40 & shimmies down 6:18:55; she shakes her head 7:03:09, preens & keeps her head tucked for some rest 7:03:18. M preens 9:44:41 & gets up 9:45:04, preens under her right wing & chest 9:45:11, rouses 9:46:17 then more preening; M repositions slowly then rolls/fluffs 9:46:54; M face-plants as she shimmies down 9:48:12; M up for egg duty 10:47:19pm; as of mid-night, M’s head is tucked & she’s resting comfortably.

Sunday - January 13, 2019

M calls out & yawns(?) 7:08:36am, M appears to be yawning or mini-crop dropping for the next 5 minutes, or else she has something stuck in her throat; M calls out 7:20:15, she continues to call out periodically for the next 5 minutes & then her chirping gets louder at 7:28:57; M still calling out 7:35:40; IR light off 7:37:27; M gets up 7:38:17, rolls the eggs 7:38:37 & fluffs the fluff; she rolls the eggs again 7:38:57 & fluffs some more, another roll 7:39:47; M lays back down 7:40:39; S/C #1 D in BSD w/fluff 7:44:05, M stands up 7:44:33, hops to LB 7:44:56 & out 7:45:07, D rolls eggs 7:45:22, wigggles down onto them 7:45:45 and starts pecking at fluff; gets up to roll eggs 7:47:11, shimmies down 7:47:37, rolls/fluffs 8:02:55 & 8:28:07 & 8:35:03; Cam 1 reset 8:51am. S/C #2 M in FD w/stick 10:16:58, M offers D the stick 10:17:08 but after exchanging a few "words" D hops to LB 10:17:20 & flies out 10:17:28, M moves the stick 10:18:00, rolls eggs 10:18:45 & fluffs fluff, snuggles down 10:21:56. Ground report per BEP: “Mom was on perch when I got here. Dad came out to it at shift break and flew off after 15 mins or so.” M up 10:23:04, she does some heavy-duty fluffing & rolling; M snuggles down 10:25:13; M gets up 10:54:51 to fluff/roll, shimmies back down 10:57:03; M raises up a bit 11:44:30 then shimmies down 11:44:35; M yawns 12:17:02pm, she gets up 12:17:36 for roll/fluff duty; M grabs a nearby stick 12:18:51 presumably to move it, but the back end is wedged in the rail & she is unsuccessful; M spreads her left wing & carefully raises up her left talon as she repositions herself to grab the stick again 12:19:36, still doesn’t work; M rolls/fluffs 12:19:45, she tries to settle back down but that dang stick is in her way 12:20:42; in between struggling w/the stick, she dutifully checks her eggs 12:21:37; M says, “Enough of this!” and turns partially around so the stick isn’t in her face 12:22:25, she rolls/fluffs & shimmies down 12:22:38; M preens 12:34:03; M reacts to something she's hearing 12:46:38, another noise 12:47:11 & M alerts by calling out 12:47:13, M squees/chirps 12:53:29 & 12:54:01, preens wing 12:54:32, resumes her soft calls 12:55:08; M calls out 1:01:27, 1:02:18; she squees & yawns 1:02:27, & squees again 1:03:54; S/C #3 D flies behind the nest 1:11:24, M stands up 1:11:25, D in BSD w/fluff 1:11:28, M moves away from eggs 1:11:37, M hops to LB 1:11:48 & out FD 1:11:55, D fixes a stick on the left rail 1:12:02, D rolls eggs 1:12:22, lays down 1:12:43; S/C #4 D rolls eggs 2:12:41 & 2:23:27; D stands up & stretches wings 3:06:24, rolls eggs 3:06:45, he shimmies down 3:07:47; D gets up 3:19:41, looks around then hops up to LB 3:19:58; D calls to Mom 3:20:18 then flies out 3:20:29; M in BSD 3:20:36, she perches on back side rail; M gives a little hop & heads toward her eggs 3:22:15, she begins roll/fluff 3:22:45; M slowly repositions herself 3:24:04 & settles down 3:24:18, she raises up a bit, repositions & rolls eggs again 3:24:36, shimmies down 3:24:43; M up again 3:37:27; M gets up 4:10:46 for a fluff & roll, she shimmies down 4:13:47; M preens 4:33:56; M up 4:52:47 to gently roll & fluff, she shimmies down 4:54:24; M tracks something 5:07:13, yells out a brief warning 5:07:34; M chirps (sees D?) 5:16:19; D calls to M 6:06:09 & M answers back 6:06:12; IR light on 6:08:00. M hears something 6:37:42, Rocky appears on a back-right branch 6:37:26 & jumps to the Cam 2 branch 6:37:49 as Adrianne scurries up back branch, M wing slaps & stands up 6:47:50, Rocky jumps off the branch 6:47:51 & Adrianne scurries away. M stands up 8:41:51, PS's 8:42:00 (it curves out toward 11 o'clock branch), does some rolling & fluffing, another PS 8:45:32, more rolling & fluffing & preening, rolling & fluffing, finally settling down on the eggs 8:54:38pm. M stands up 10:43:17, scratches her head 10:43:57, small PS out the back of the nest 10:44:16, stretches wing & foot 10:44:23, calls out 10:44:32, steps to back of nest 10:44:39 as D answers her call, another PS 10:45:05, moves back to the eggs 10:45:29, rolls 10:45:51 & fluffs, snuggles back down 10:47:00.

Saturday - January 5, 2019

EARLY MORN: M sleeping peacefully, laying down with head tucked; M wakes up & looks around 1:31:18am, tucks head on back & goes back to sleep 1:32:31; M wakes up 2:19:19, slowly stands up 2:19:30; preens 2:19:52 & scratches head 2:20:20;  fluffs fluff 2:22:45, preens 2:23:29, more fluffing 2:25:27, lays down 2:25:49; tucks head on back 2:36:30; wakes up to preen shoulders 3:16:36: tucks head again 3:26:02; wakes up to crop drop 3:48:31; tucks head 3:49:46; preens 4:05:57 & 4:14:58; M stands up 4:26:47, scratches head then stretches left wing 4;27:06; preens 4:27:39; slowly backs up to left rail 4:28:55, softly calls out 4:29:25, PS's 4:29:36; walks back to bole 4:29:52; fluffs fluff 4:30:49, lays down 4:32:59; tucks head 4:55:40; M slowly sits up 5:48:07, then stands 5:48:23 to preen; scratches head 5:51:34; yawns 5:56:0. MORN: M stands quietly, preens belly 6:10:29; poofs up a bit 6:11:08, briefly chirps 6:11:34; stands around some more, poofing up now & then (warmth? beginning labor? gotta wait to see); crop drop 6:26:56; more preening, stretches left wing 6:33:06; M casts a pellet 6:39:34 - 6:39:59; preens 6:43:25; chirps 6:44:30 then preens some more; a few soft chirps, then scratches head 6:46:17 then fluffs the fluff; repositions so she can fluff other side of bole 6:47:45; lays down 6:48:40; repositions 6:50:01; swipes head on shoulder 7:02:41, tucks head to sleep 7:02:47;  M watches D fly toward nest 7:09:11, sounds like he landed on left side on tree 7:09:14; M stands up 7:09:26: D hops to nest 7:12:08; D knocked a stick into the nest causing M to have to move it 7:12:32; D checks bole 7:12:40 & digs a bit, then moves a stick 7:15:51; M fluffs the bole 7:16:00; D works on the stick at the LB 7:16:15; D works on bole 7:17:40, M does too; M drags some fluff to the bole 7:18:53; D rouses 7:21:18; M moves some fluff 7:24:21; IR light off 7:25:42; D to LB 7:30:22, rouses 7:30:53, flies out 7:31:20. Ground Report per Lou: Dad flew out over the Krannert Center, then took a right toward the fields/pasture. D flies behind nest 8:19:39, then in BD w/small stick 8:19:50; D moves some fluff 8:21:24; M moves fluff too 8:23:19; D to LB 8:24:38 & out 8:25:23; M does some stretching 8:57:40; M tries to tame the stick at the FD 8:59:44, gives it a really hard tug 9:03:41 (not making much progress with it); M pulls the stick onto the nest 9:04:25, puts it on the front-left rail 9:05:03; M preens 9:13:15; crop drop 9:20:04; scratches head 9:25:34; M squees as she sees D approaching 9:30:06, D in BD w/partial squirrel 9:30:12; D fluffs the fluff 9:31:10; D rouses 9:34:16; D to RB 9:34:27 & out 9:35:40; M finishes her breakfast 10:27:50, feaks on stick 10:28:15, then moves to center of nest 10:28:36; M turns to face front of nest 10:30:20 & flies out FD 10:30:26; M in BSD 10:53:30; Rearranges fluff 10:53:43; M preens 11:34:02; M waggles tail 11:43:05 & briefly poofs up; M preens brood patch 11:55:38 then her hood; moves some fluff 11:56:50; crop drop 12:02:32; M digs in the nest 12:02:54, pulls in some fluff 12:03:09; M to LB 12:34:22 & out 12:34:24; D in BSD 1:00:00; rouses 1:01:44; D fluffs the fluff 1:07:55, D to LB 1:11:17, rouses 1:11:26, flies out 1:12:15. Ground report per Lou: Dad just flew off over the guard shack. Mom is not here. {As of 3:15, no activity since D left}; D in BSD 3:46:03; D moves toward right side to move a pine cone and dig in nest 3:53:08; M in BSD 3:53:22; D rouses 3:56:26; D to LB 4:01:23 & out 4:01:26; M preens 4:11:44, pecks at & digs in fluff 4:13:44; pecks at fluff again 4:17:14; calls out 4:17:32; sirens cause coyotes to start howling 4:21:59 as M calmly stands in the nest listening (Lou says there are no dogs at the nest area); M preens 4:34:17, digs in nest a time or two 4:34:51 then preens some more; M fluffs the fluff 4:49:26 then turns around in the bole; M swipes her head on her shoulder 4:51:44; D lands on LB  4:57:27, hops to nest 4:57:49 as M is digging in the fluff; D checks for an egg (no luck) then starts fluffing fluff alongside M 4:58:33; D has to throw out a wing for balance after M bumps into hi 5:01:02; M starts digging again 5:01:37; D rouses 5:01:39; D out BSD 5:02:24; M swipes head on shoulder 5:03:48; preens wing 5:05:33; looks around for a long time, preens every now & then; M calls out 5:32:24 & 5:35:05; fiddles with the fluff 5:35:33; stretches 5:35:46; calls out again 5:26:02 & moves more fluff; calls again 5:36:21; D in BSD 5:56:17, M bows down & her feathers are ruffled as she greets him; D bites at & moves a small stick 5:56:55 & M gets out of his way 5:17:10; M digs in nest 5:57:30; D out BSD 6:01:44. NIGHT: IR light on 6:13:18; M tucks head to sleep 6:36:06; Rocky runs up 9-o'clock branch 6:46:21 & wakes M; M tucks her head again 6:52:25; M rouses 6:56:58 then preens tail feathers; preens wings; tucks head again 7:05:00; M wakes up 7:16:41, looks ; around, more preening; M fluffs up 7:35:14; M turns around in the nest 7:39:33; preens wing 7:40:26; scratches head 7:45:58; repositions 7:47:40, digs in nest 7:47:53; M repositions again 7:49:56 & ends with a tail waggle; moves again 7:50:32 & 7:50:37; preens wing 7:51:45; M peacefully standing, almost dozing off; M preens chest 8:17:27; head swipe 8:18:15 then more preening; M tucks head 8:20:42, goes to sleep; M wakes up and scratches head 8:51:53, then preens; tucks head again 8:57:32; M wakes up 9:34:34, preens tail & chest; preens wing 9:37:17, waggles tail 9:37:37; tucks head & goes back to sleep 9:38:42; M wakes up 9:41:21, tucks back in 9:47:21; M wakes up & preens belly 10:02:28; tucks in again 10:03:08; M wakes up 11:02:03, seems to doze again (without tucking her head); sneezes @ 11:50; preens 11:58:34pm.

Sunday - December 2, 2018

Cam 1 reset 7:11am; IR light off 7:13:16. Fantastic fly-in by D via BD w/stick 7:16:19; D out BSD 7:27:45. Another reset 7:48. D in BD w/fluff 8:13:31; moves twig to front rail 8:13:49; pulls a stick from the right rail 8:15:23; and places it on front rail 8:15:38; Twiggy time 8:17:06; digs in nest 8:19:09; D out BSD 8:26:14; Cam 1 reset 8:32. D in BSD 1:43:39pm; M in BSD 1:48:24; D moves up to work on the front rail 1:55:36; M moves behind him as if to bolster him up from the wind 1:55:52; D lays down 2:11:46, kicking his feet to snuggle in; D stands up 2:15:52; Cam 1 reset 2:38; D to RB 2:50:50 & out 2:51:10; D in BSD w/big stick 2:55:24; D goes another round with Twiggy 3:23:17; D calls out 3:37:28. Ground report per LouLou: There was a hawk in the area. After surveying the area for a long time, D starts working on the sticks at the FD 4:01:08; M out BSD 4:03:51; D to LB 4:05:25 & out 4:05:43; D in BSD w/twiggy stick 4:26:20; D to LB 4:35:34 & out 4:35:57; D in BSD w/twig 5:16:01; D bites on Twiggy 5:42:07; M in FD 5:42:25 (sounds like she may have lost a stick on entry); D straightens up the nest, gives Twiggy a nip or two, then heads out the BSD 5:51:23; IR light on 5:57:38; M still on the nest 6:28:00pm.

Thursday - November 22, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving!:  IR light off 7:00:29am; D in BSD w/stick 7:08:32; M flies by on right side 7:08:43, lands on LB 7:08:51, hops to nest 7:09:17; both dig in the nest 7:09:40; D bites at "Twiggy" 7:12:10, puts more effort into it 7:12:30 (still no luck moving it), gives up 7:14:03; M out FD 7:18:18, D out FD 7:18:23; D flies low behind nest 7:34:02, then flies in FD w/fluff 7:34:12; D rearranges sticks on back rail 7:37:08; moves stick to front rail 7:39:35, finding the right place for it 7:40:18; D out BSD 7:48:11; D flies behind nest, low to the ground 7:55:35, D in FD w/stick 7:55:49; D lays down 8:05:35 & pulls at fluff; D stands up to move some sticks; 8:08:16; D preens 8:29:15; D lays down, kicking his feet to get snuggled in 8:30:20; D gets up 9:06:57 & digs in bole; preens 9:07:55; lays back down 9:08:18; D stands up & fluffs the fluff 9:54:23, lays back down 9:57:40; gets back up to pull some fluff closer 9:58:11; rouses 10:00:03; D to LB 10:03:41; D turns around on the LB 10:13:38 & flies off 10:14:10; M in FD 10:38:47; D in FD 10:39:31; P's track something 10:42:42, necks crane & hackles rise as they watch 10:43:24, then both alert vocally 10:44:16. [Ground Report by JaniBop: Adult eagle flew by on its way to River when they were alerting.}; both seem to relax 10:46:10; D to RB 10:49:29 & out 10:50:01; D in w/stick 10:51:38; D out BD 11:01:03; D flies by the right side 11:08:30 & then behind nest 11:08:37; D in FD w/pinecone stick 11:08:55; D poofs up 11:23:38 then rouses 11:23:49; D to LB 11:30:17; M & D quietly looks around for a while; D hops back to the nest 12:13:03pm; D works on sticks at right rail 12:15:14; Cam 2 times:  D out BD 12:22:32; M out BSD 12:24:41. Cam 1 reset 1:41pm (back to Cam 1 times): D in BD w/lots of fluff 2:22:51; D works on sticks on right rail 2:27:41, then tries to tame "Twiggy" 2:28:06; D out BSD 2:36:20. D in FD 2:40:50, he tugs on a large branch in front & moves it to the right rail 2:41:40, then to the back rail 2:41:46, then back to right rail 2:41:50, moves a pine cone then starts in on Twiggy 2:42:08; D out BSD 2:50:05. M in BSD 5:50:12, D in BSD 5:50:16; D out BSD 5:54:30, M works on Twiggy 5:55:19 (she doesn't have much luck); M scratches her head 5:57:08 then flies out BSD 5:57:55; IR light on 5:59:02pm.