Friday - April 12, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:02:05am; E flyby right side of nest 6:02:17; Cam 1 reset 6:02:24; D in BSD w/stick 6:04:44; D, with feather-bling on his beak, places the stick on the front rail 6:04:49, moves the stick to the left 6:05:09; D digs in the nest 6:05:16 and ends up with more beak bling (fluff or string) 6:06:03; D out BSD 6:07:11. D in BSD 12:18:50, he looks around intently; D puffs up, vocalizes & goes into defense mode as a juvie lands on RB 12:25:46; after the initial confrontation, D moves away & the juvie remains perched 12:25:53; D chatters & calls out as he tracks M 12:28:05; M in BSD12:28:23 & she’s not happy; M lets the juvie know in no uncertain terms of her discontent by vocalizing loudly with D joining in, but once again the juvie seems unconcerned & remains perched on RB; for the next 1 ½ hours, it’s a stand-off w/M perched on the back rail, D in the middle of the nest w/his back to the juvie, who is still perched on the RB; but then D gets mad when the juvie moves around on the branch 1:48:40 & then has the nerve to hop down to the right rail 1:49:25; D moves over & M goes ballistic 1:49:36; juvie starts to put a foot on the nest & M jumps into action chasing the juvie back to the RB 1:52:31 & vocalizing big time; juvie finally flies off at 2:19:43 & D tells him/her “good riddance!”; D sticks around guarding the nest w/M for the next 1 ½ hours then he flies out the BD 3:39:25; >>>M still on nest 7:00:50 when D flies in BSD; M to LB 7:05:01 & out 7:05:23; D to LB 7:07:50 & out 7:08:13; IR light on 7:29:06pm.

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.

Thursday - November 15, 2018

WHAT A DAY! 

P's heard chattering nearby as sirens blare down the street 7:04:03am; IR light off 7:04:36; M flies f/back perch 7:15:29 & in BSD 7:15:32 with D right behind & in BSD 7:15:38; M to LB 7:17:27 & out 7:17:30; D to LB 7:20:07 & out 7:20:37; Cam 1 reset 7:59:48; Cam 1 reset 9.47; D in BSD w/stk 10:07:56; He has a hard time deciding where to put it and it ends up on left rail 10:08:27; fluffs up bole then moves a branch from the front rail 10:09:41; works on another stick at front 10:10:19 almost losing it; watches area for a bit then hops to LB 10:16:53; does a head shake 10:17:03; Watches something intently then out 10:18:51; D in BSD w/stk 10:27:02; D out BSD 10:33:09; D in BD w/fluff 10:51:09; D spreads the fluff, watches the area before hopping to the LB 11:08:55; Rouses 11:09:15; watches area as he gets a little wind-blown then out 11:12:00; Nice fly in as D comes in BD w/stk 11:14:03; D to LB 11:17:48; D out 11:17:54.

Can hear P or Juvie? land on outer LB 5:02:51pm; Turns around on branch? 5:03:37; Flies off 5:03:50; Can see behind nest 5:03:52; Reset 5:42pm; P fly by behind nest 5:49:25; D arrives on RB 5:51:50; D to nest from RB 5:52:24; Juvie flies behind nest 5:52:40 as IR light comes on; Juvie lands on back-left branch 5:52:46 & tries to come on the nest but D is there to stop it; Juvie hops to a branch on the left side 5:52:47; D to RB 5:53:25; Juvie hops to back-left branch 5:53:59, moves to different limb 5:55:11, then flies onto nest 5:55:16 & digs in the fluff; Juvie moves a stick 5:56:40 then aerates some more, digging up lots of fluff; Juvie digs up a stick & tosses it to the side 5:58:50.

P heard chattering nearby 5:59:13; Juvie hops to RB 5:59:32, turns around 6:00:00 then hops back to nest 6:00:02 to move sticks from the right rail; Juvie moves stick to back side 6:00:52 & tries to trim it before getting it just where s/he wants it; Juvie to RB 6:01:47, D wing flaps as he moves the Juvie off his RB perch 6:02:29; D pushes Juvie back to nest 6:02:35, then Juvie hops to LB 6:02:39; D moves up RB & out of sight 6:03:07; Juvie moves up LB & out of sight 6:03:57; Juvie hops to nest 6:05:13 to fluff more fluff; M heard calling from nearby 6:06:51 & it sounds like another eagle is answering her; Juvie moves a small stick from the back rail 6:07:45 then goes to front of the nest 6:08:01, starts looking around as if watching something 6:08:12; Juvie moves the back of the nest 6:08:23 and flies to back-left branch 6:08:36; D hops to nest 6:19:45 & picks at the fluff; D heads over to the left side of the nest 6:20:57; D is scratches his head 6:21:13 & is startled when the Juvie hops back on the nest 6:21:16; Juvie bites at D's tail feathers 6:21:23 as D seems to ignore it; when Juvie nips at his wing, D posters & lightly beaks at the juvie 6:21:58 then starts working on the right rail 6:22:19; D beaks again 6:22:38 & then flaps wings while beaking trying to push Juvie off the nest 6:23:03; D gets a bit more aggressive 6:23:11 & Juvie moves to left side of nest; D hops to RB 6:23:17; Juvie is nonplussed and starts moving sticks 6:23:33; Juvie hops to LB 6:26:58 then moves higher up & out of sight 6:27:20; Juvie hops back to nest 6:33:01 & starts moving sticks 6:33:17; Juvie hops to LB 6:37:38 & turns around 6:37:56 then rouses 6:38:03; D hops to nest  from RB 6:46:03, starts fixing the bole 6:46:08; Juvie joins him 6:46:41 & starts moving fluff; Juvie beaks towards D 6:46:53 & D gets in his face, Juvie hops to back of nest 6:46:56; D lunges at Juvie 6:47:39 & Juvie sidesteps; D nips at Juvie 6:47:44 & throws in a chest bump which forces Juvie to fly out BSD at 6:47:49; D walks to the right side 6:48:28, then turns around to dig in the nest 6:49:24; D peers out the back left side as if to make sure Juvie is gone 6:54:16; D feaks on LB 6:55:00, then hops to RB 6:55:38; D moves down RB 6:54:52 and gives ferocious looks out towards the back of the nest; D hops to nest 7:55:14 & flies to back-left branch 7:56:42; M chatters from her perch nearby 10:10:45pm.

NOTE:  Due to action seen the next morning, it was NOT Dad Berry on the nest with Juvie, nor was it D that stayed on the 11-o'clock branch overnight.  It was an adult intruder that we assumed was Dad (see nest log for 11/16) and the eagles heard chattering nearby were Mom & Dad. 

Sunday - November 4, 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 7:44:47; D heard alerting 8:12:29, then he flies in under LB w/food (partial squirrel)) 8:12:31 and is  followed by a juvenile eagle that lands on the back branch 8:12:33; D quickly flaps his wings at the intruder & the juvie flies off 8:12:34; D continues alerting until 8:12:54; D turns to his food 8:13:09 and starts eating; D finishes gulping down his breakfast 8:29:40; D to LB 8:31:32 where he perches on sentry duty; D flies off 9:11:59. Eagle flies behind nest 11:26:25, D in BSD 11:26:35; D to RB 11:41:19 & out 11:41:36. Squeeing heard 3:28:06pm, M in FD 3:28:21; M squees 4:09:58, D in BSD w/food (partial squirrel) 4:10:08 which M immediately grabs; D to LB 4:11:53 & out 4:13:01; M gulps down the pelt 4:28:40; M out BSD 4:32:18 & flies behind nest. P leaves perch in back tree 6:56:32, D in BSD 6:56:38, M in BS 6:56:43; D out BD 7:01:47, M out BSD 7:02:47; IR light on 7:04:35pm.