Showing posts with label PineCone Stick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PineCone Stick. Show all posts

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.

Wednesday - March 27, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST):  M in FD 6:09:33, she digs in bole; D lands on LB 6:09:53, moves down the LB & hops to nest 6:10:31, he helps M dig 6:11:32; D tweaks Twiggy 6:15:00; M preens 6:15:39 while D digs around in the right rail; IR light off 6:18:56; D gives Twiggy another nip or two 6:19:04; M preens some more 6:19:15; M moves small stick 6:22:43 & D picks it up & places it in pantry 6:22:45; D to LB 6:24:37 & out 6:24:45; M appears to be watching D, then she flies out BSD 6:42:32; D lands on LB 11:08:52, he stays perched for a minute then hops to nest 11:09:36; D glances over to the chat screen and wishes Posty a Happy Birthday 11:10:03; D moves a small stick in the middle of the nest 11:14:41; M in FD 11:14:42; D moves a stick from left to right rail 11:14:46 then digs in bole; D to RB 11:21:10 & out 11:22:02, M tracks D’s departure; D in FD w/pinecone stick 11:25:08, D tweaks his stick then places it on right front rail where it falls completely down leaving only the pinecone visible 11:25:41; D nibbles on pinecone 11:25:46; D pulls the pinecone stick up & moves it 11:26:14 to the back right rail, dragging another stick as he goes; D moves the dragged stick back to the front rail 11:26:36; D out BSD 11:39:12; M out BSD 11:40:53; Cam 1 reset 7:03:58pm; M in FD for a short visit 7:06:28; M out BSD 7:10:46; IR light on 7:22:02pm.

Friday - March 1, 2019

IR light off 7:10:51am; Cam 1 reset 8:12:54. M in FD squeeing 8:19:52, D in BSD w/headless fish 8:20:01; M squees her thanks to D & they have a little chat; M takes the fish 8:20:45 & begins to eat while D heads to the Y-nook & hops to RB 8:21:22 & out 8:21:29; M finishes her fish & flies out the BSD 8:25:48. M in BD w/pine bough branch 10:04:41, once placed, M pulls up some fluff 10:05:00 & spreads it; D in BSD w/stick 10:05:27, M gets the stick 10:05:37 & places it on the front rail; D gets the huge log & M helps 10:05:50; they both proceed to tug & pull on it 10:07:03; D nestorizes then moves a stick 10:10:56; M flies out BSD 10:11:17; D watches M leave then he hops to RB 10:12:19, he remains perched for several minutes & finally flies out 10:17:42; D in BSD 10:45:48; M flies left to right in background 10:49:51 & lands on bonding branch; D watches area for a bit then flies out BSD 10:50:22 & heads to back trees; D approaches nest from back trees 10:52:18 & enters BSD 10:52:23, he checks out right rail 10:52:44; M leaves the bonding branch 10:54:15 & it looks like she flies to & lands on another branch 10:54:21 (upper right screen); M leaves that branch 10:54:29, goes to the left, arcs & flies in BSD 10:54:33; M moves a small stick & D helps 10:54:45; they both move sticks & nestorize 10:55:15; M grabs hold of the huge log 10:57:25, D helps; they manage to get it way up on front rail (practically out of view) 10:58:20; M grabs it again 10:58:39 & totes it around trying to get it placed; D helps again 10:58:58; D hops to LB 11:00:20; M picks up the log again 11:00:34 & struggles with it for a couple of minutes, she places it on the right front rail 11:02:19 & fluffs some fluff; in the meantime, D has been perched on the LB, he finally flies out FD 11:02:47; M stays on the nest alone looking around, she hops to LB 11:11:13 & finally flies off 11:11:17. M in BSD 5:29:01, D floats in BSD (windy evening) 5:29:17; D digs in nest 5:20:43, M digs briefly 5:30:08; D to RB 5:30:38 & out 5:30:48 and M tracks his movements; M rouses 5:39:12 and then flies out FD 5:39:36; D flies toward the nest 6:53:25 & in BSD 6:53:38; D digs in nest bole 6:54:07 & pulls out B12's remains 6:54:40; D moves the remains to pantry area 6:54:52, places foot on it 6:55:23 and starts eating; D looks around 7:00:18; IR light on 7:00:21; D flies out 7:00:54pm.

Tuesday - January 29, 2019

M gets up 5:58:57 to fluff, roll & reposition; she snuggles down 6:01:48 but gets part way up to reposition again 6:01:56, then back down she goes with a good shimmy; M calls out to D & chatters 7:17:13. S/C #1 M chirps a few times before getting up 7:29:57 & carefully moving away from her eggs, a couple more chirps & she hops up to LB 7:30:13 & out 7:30:16; D lands on left side of nest 7:30:36, he checks his eggs, gives them a quick roll & snuggles down 7:30:53; IR light off 7:33:14; D gives his head a big shake 8:19:34 then gets up for egg duty 8:19:38, 8:37:37, 8:52:45, 9:19:40 & 9:57:54; D calls to M 10:32:29, stands up 10:33:22 & flies out BD 10:33:30, then D flies back in BD 10:33:50, lays down 10:34:00; D calls to M again 10:35:26; S/C #2 M flies toward the nest 10:36:32 and in BSD w/pinecone branch 10:36:36, D stands up 10:36:42, D to RB 10:36:49 & out 10:37:02; M rolls eggs 10:37:23 & fluffs the fluff, then does the wiggle-wiggle onto the eggs 10:39:34; M up for egg duty 11:08:37; preens 12:54:40; pinecone falls on M 1:14:24; M up 2:31:02 for egg duty; M up 2:58:08, preens 2:58:12, rolls/fluffs & repositions 3:00:38, shimmies down 3:00:57; M pulls fluff up then gets up 3:01:38 to fluff some more, she beaks the fallen pine cone 3:02:02 & it drops out of reach 3:02:10; M checks her eggs again then snuggles down 3:02:51; S/C #3 M up 3:28:33, hops over to back side rail & calls to D 3:29:02 then out BSD 3:29:11; D lands on LB 3:29:16, he hops to nest 3:29:43 then checks his eggs before settling down 3:30:11; D shakes his head & gets up for egg duty 3:49:14, once settled down he moves fluff & sticks 3:51:02 & nips at the pinecone branch for good measure; D up for egg duty 4:02:57; crop drop 4:33:32; D up again 4:34:07 for egg duty; D calls out 4:48:19 & chatters (he wants M & he wants her NOW!); D gets up 4:48:56 still calling out, he hops to LB 4:49:13 & out 4:49:19; can see D flying in 4:49:35, lands on nest 4:49:38, he checks his eggs & snuggles down 4:49:57. S/C #4 M in BSD 5:14:11, D gets up chattering 5:14:15, he hops to LB 5:14:36 & out 5:14:47; M rolls her eggs & does quite a bit of fluffing before snuggling down 5:18:00; M tucks head to sleep 6:26:14; IR light on 6:32:02pm.

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.

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.

Friday - December 28, 2018

No eagles yet (as of 7:50am) & IR light still on this rainy morning! IR light off 7:53:31; D in BSD 8:48:10, eats some soggy left-over nest-overs (lol) 8:48:52; D to 11 o’clock branch 8:49:49; D in FD 9:32:57; M in BSD 9:33:35 (she stumbles); D to LB 9:43:43 & out 9:45:23; M out BSD 9:52:08. D in FD w/stick 11:38:36, he totes it here & there & finally places it on back rail 11:39:27; D to LB 11:45:36 & out 11:46:12. M in BSD 12:08:43pm; D in FD 12:09:31, both beak-plow; D lays down in the bole 12:12:45; D to LB 12:24:09 & out 12:24:15; D in BSD w/fluff 12:27:09; D steps up to RB 12:32:38 & out 12:33:02; M preens while D is away; D in BSD w/stick 12:39:46; D to LB 12:44:37 & out BD 12:45:02. M chatters to D 1:03:54 & then squees as he approaches nest 1:04:08; D in BD w/mangled partial coot 1:04:10 & M squees with delight; D to RB 1:07:36, rouses, then out 1:08:03; M gulps down the last of her meal 2:04:49; M to LB 2:05:39 & out 2:05:42. D in BD w/fluff 2:31:50, he decides it’s time to do something with an unruly pine-cone branch & goes to work on it 2:32:19; D tries his best to break off the twiggy end 2:33:04; D steps away from the branch 2:41:03 for a break, he’s back at it 2:43:01; D to LB 2:51:46 & out 2:52:15. Cam 1 reset 3:47:58pm. D in BD w/fluff 3:49:36; D to RB 4:19:10 & out 4:19:29. IR light on 6:04:00; P's chatter in the background 6:14:46pm.

Saturday - December 15, 2018

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

Monday - December 10, 2018

Flyby behind nest 7:10:36am; D lands on LB 7:10:45, hops to nest 7:11:02; D to LB 7:17:20 & out 7:17:35; M flies by behind nest 7:21:56 & D lands on LB 7:21:57, M in BSD 7:21:59, D to nest 7:22:02; both aerating nest as IR light goes off 7:23:08; D rouses 7:27:18; D out FD 7:28:11; D in FD w/stick 7:33:50; D out BSD 7:37:01; D in BSD w/stick 7:40:25; M out BSD 7:42:35; D to LB 7:44:42 & out 7:49:35; M in BSD w/pine bough in beak 7:50:23; D lands on LB w/stick 7:50:43, hops to nest 7:50:45; D out BD 7:53:07; nice fly-in the BD by D w/stick 7:55:43; D to LB 7:57:37 & out 7:58:01; first glimpse of D (on right side) as he flies towards the nest 8:12:51; D in BD w/big stick 8:12:59, M grabs an end to try & help but D says, “No way, this baby is mine” & places it on the left rail 8:13:16; D tweaks some small sticks in the front then gets a quick beak from M for getting too close 8:13:58 & another 8:14:07; D aerates 8:14:20; M out BSD 8:15:52, D out BSD 8:16:01; D in BD w/stick 8:21:16; M in FD w/stick 8:22:14, which D claims & places on side rail; D grabs Twiggy 8:23:47 & tweaks it; D steps up on rail/RB 8:29:19 & out 8:29:41; can see D flying towards nest (right side) 8:34:25, D in BD w/long stick 8:34:29; M grabs an end 8:34:36 & takes it from D 8:34:43; M puts it down & D picks it up 8:34:52, M grabs an end again 8:34:56 & takes it from D, she places it in the front; D aerates then turns his attention to Twiggy again 8:36:42; D to LB 8:40:20 & out 8:40:56; D in FD w/twiggy stick 8:48:21; M has to back up & get out of his way 8:48:45, it gets placed on right rail 8:49:03; D out BSD 8:54:45; M still on nest 9:06:20; M to LB 9:24:43 & out 9:25:15; M in FD w/stick 9:27:28; M out BSD 9:47:09; D in BD w/talons full of fluff 10:15:32; He turns and tugs on sticks at left rail 10:15:48; moves a pinestick to right rail 10:16:10; places it back left 10:16:40; moves another stick that catches the pinestick 10:16:52; Rouses 10:17:13; Moves pinestick to right then trims 10:17:22; D out BSD 10:23:04; D in FD w/twig 10:25:47; Rouses 10:29:23; D out FD over LB 10:33:11; D flies behind nest 11:11:22, D in over RB w/stick 11:12:32; D out BD 11:22:29; D in over RB w/fluff 12:03:05pm; D starts moving sticks 12:03:27; D out BSD 12:06:41; D in BSD w/stick 12:35:32, round & round he goes until placing it on right side 12:35:50; not happy with that location, D moves his stick 12:36:05 to the back rail, then tries the front-right side; D out BSD 12:39:55; D in FD w/stick 12:42:14; places on back left rail 12:42:44; rouses 12:43:22; He goes out BSD 12:46:25; Deer on ground to the left of nest 2:58:30 to 3:05:07. IR light on 5:49:45pm.

Thursday - December 6, 2018

IR light off 7:16:55am; P's heard chattering nearby 7:23:17; P flies behind nest & lands on back tree 7:23:33; M leaves perch 7:23:37 & flies in BSD 7:23:39; D chatters 7:23:43; D flies behind nest 7:24:57; D lands on LB 7:25:05, hops to nest 7:25:17 and both P's dig in the nest; D works on stick at front right rail 7:27:27; M to Y-nook 7:30:22; D works on right rail 7:31:15; M hops back to nest 7:31:35; D out BSD 7:36:24; D in BSD w/stick 7:45:40; M out BSD 7:48:36; D flies out over RB 7:51:59; D in FD w/stick 8:21:42; after trying several different spots, he finally places it on the back rail 8:23:26; D out BSD 8:31:01; D approaches from the back trees 8:43:12; D in BD w/fluff 8:43:16; M in to LB 8:43:23; she hops to nest 8:43:44; Both do nestorations 8:43:54; D lays in bole and kicks with feet 8:47:52; gets up 8:47:59; M moves some fluff 8:49:09; D is watching something 8:49:42; D walks onto the Y-nook 8:55:27; then hops onto RB 8:55:32; D out 8:56:02; D in FD w/pinecone stick 9:05:23; he places it on the back rail and trims 9:05:31; He fluffs bole 9:07:39; Beak kiss to M 9:09:54; D works on front sticks 9:10:03; Then back to bole as M moves toward the back of the nest 9:10:54; M out BSD 9:12:53; D watches then goes out BSD 9:14:19; M in BSD w/forked branch 9:15:53; M still trying to find a place for it when D comes in BSD w/stick 9:17:03; he ignores M and places his on the front rail 9:17:14; he moves M's onto the back rail 9:18:20; Beaking 9:20:27; D fluffs bole as M works on Twiggy 9:20:52; D to RB 9:25:29; and out 9:25:51; D in BSD w/big wonky branch 9:32:07; drags it over M to place on right front rail making her move 9:32:10; D turns with it and M grabs an end and tugs 9:32:51; D moves it to the back left 9:32:57; Then to the front Y twisting under it 9:33:09; he starts trimming 9:33:16; Beaking 9:35:56; M has had enough and moves so D can work on Twiggy 9:36:32; M pulls up D's wonky branch 9:36:44; D helps 9:36:51; M places it by the LB 9:37:02: Then moves it to the BSD 9:37:44; D grabs an end 9:37:45; M moves out of the way as D takes over 9:37:59; M digs in bole 9:38:20; D has to check out the bole as well and moves some twigs 9:39:04; Both survey the area 9:40:12; D move toward back 9:47:20; D out BSD 9:47:54; D in BSD w/smaller wonky stick 9:56:56; M grabs it a few times as D takes it to the back rail 9:57:24; Beaking 9:59:01; D hisses at M 9:59:45; M pout BSD 10:07:59; M in FD 10:10:47; Both dig in nest 10:11:16; D rouses 10:14:07; D out BD 10:19:29; After watching goings on, M stretches and moves to center of nest 11:16:58; M rouses 11:40:49; M out BSD 12:01:12; D in BSD w/partial fish (large head?) 3:29:02 & immediately starts eating; D finishes eating 3:42:02 then picks at a few crumbs; D briefly works on the back-right rail 3:47:14 then looks around; D flies to 11-o'clock branch 3:49:20; D hops back to nest 4:42:10; D out BSD 4:42:40pm.

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. 

Friday - November 30, 2018

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

Thursday - November 29, 2018

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

Tuesday - November 27, 2018

M in BSD 6:55:34am; D in BSD 6:55:39; both dig in nest; M out FD 6:57:57; D works on the back rail 6:58:13; D lays down 7:04:43; IR light off 7:06:04; D stands up 7:12:50; D to LB 7:15:21 & out 7:15:47. D in BSD w/pinecone stick 8:15:56, which he moves around until he finally settles on the back rail 8:16:48; while he’s back there, D goes to work on Twiggy 8:17:20; D to LB 8:39:36 & out 8:40:43; D returns via the FD w/fluff 8:44:42; D to LB 8:52:31 & out 8:52:44; D in BD w/fluff 8:56:36; M in FD 8:57:33; Both dig in bole and M finds a pinecone and shows it off 8:58:06; D tackles Twiggy 8:59:56; gives up to work on back rail 9:01:14; moves a stick at the front rail 9:02:26; M digs in nest 9:04:50; D hops onto LB twisting so he is facing the back of the nest 9:04:53; D out BSD from the LB 9:05:21; Low fly-by behind nest by D 9:06:58; D in BD w/stick 9:07:15; Once again attempts to break Twiggy 9:09:02; D to RB 9:12:17; out 9:12:35; D in BD w/stick 9:14:26; D to LB 9:17:26; and out 9:17:30; M out FD over LB 9:22:15. Cam 1 reset 10:54am; D in BD w/stick 11:23:42; Turns in a circle with it then places it near cam 2 branch 11:23:53; gets distracted by Twiggy 11:24:23; moves some twigs from bole then looks around 11:24:31; D is all puffed up as he moves to left side of nest 11:44:22; D hears a woodpecker and  twists his head watching something 11:49:44; D alerts 11:51:03; D not happy and alerts again 11:52:23; D out BSD 11:53:06. M in BSD w/pine twig in beak 12:05:11; D in BSD 12:05:41; D moves a twig which M grabs it away 12:05:47; D takes it and places on left rail 12:05:53; Both dig in nest 12:05:58; M to LB 12:08:08; and out 12:08:10; D rouses 12:13:11; D to LB 12:14:04; and out 12:14:09; D in BD w/a bit of fluff 2:18:24; moves fluff around in bole 2:18:38; moves a stick 2:20:41; Rouses 2:23:30; Seeing something, D goes out FD over LB 2:23:47; D in BD w/stick 4:09:03; places on right front rail 4:09:14; D out FD over LB 4:10:36; IR comes on 5:56:47; Cam 1 reset 6:02pm. M in BSD w/big fish 6:18:13; steps backwards toward edge of nest, wings flapping, while eating 6:31:43, almost backs off the nest 6:31:51; M swallows a big bite fish 6:45:38, vigorously shaking her head to get it down; D calls out from nearby as M continues to eat her meal 6:51:20; M hops to center of nest 6:51:41; Still struggling to finish the fish, M moves to the front of the nest 6:54:13; moves back to the center 6:55:49; picks at the last little bit then leaves it for Rocky 6:56:26; feaks at front 6:56:58; turns and goes out BSD 6:59:07; Rocky appears 7:16:35; takes off with something 7:17:02; takes off with a big piece 7:21:00; He is in and out cleaning up the nest.

Tuesday - November 20, 2018

IR light off 7:05:32am; D in FD w/fluff 7:06:23; D to LB 7:08:37 & out 7:08:56; M in FD 7:11:31; M sneezes 7:13:20; M out FD 7:13:36; Cam 1 reset 8:00. D in to LB 8:07:30; turns around on branch 8:08:06; out 8:08:34; Fly-by after D breaks off a pinecone branch from the nest tree 8:11:17 then circles around on his approach; D in BSD w/pinecone branch 8:11:27, he places it on right rail & then proceeds to move it around; D does some general nestorations & then works on a large branch in the back 8:13:03, which gets moved to the front rail 8:13:21 & then to the right rail 8:14:07; still not satisfied, Dad moves it to the left side of nest 8:14:23, then back to the right side 8:14:39, to the front again 8:14:53, to the back left 8:15:52; D works on Twiggy 8:22:41; D out BSD 8:25:10. D in BD w/UFO 8:35:25, really getting into the ‘sketti 8:35:51; after finishing his scrumptious meal, D sits around for an hour enjoying the sun, then he does a little nestorizing 9:31:50 & then sits some more; D out BSD 10:21:19. D in to LB 1:02:24pm, he searches the sky before hopping to nest 1:03:00; Moves a pinecone 1:04:12; M in FD 1:04:31; both dig in bole 1:05:33; D works on Twiggy 1:08:01; Both survey their domain for a bit before going back to nestorations 1:33:31; D out BSD 1:40:01; D in BD w/stk 1:48:45; Places it on the back rail then moves a pinecone 1:49:02; D shapes the bole 1:49:52; D to LB 1:50:59; and out 1:51:12; M out BSD 1:53:14; D in over LB 3:33:10, M follows 3:33:15; Both dig in nest 3:33:49; then both watch something for a while; D rouses 3:45:09;  D out BSD 3:47:56; M out BSD 3:49:23. IR light on 5:57:17pm.

Tuesday - November 13, 2018

D in FD w/stk 10:18:37pm; M in BD w/stk 10:26:46; M & D both move sticks; D out BSD 10:39:39; M peers through the trees & watches D fly in 10:43:14; D in FD w/branch 10:43:26, tug-o-war, D places it on the front right rail 10:43:54, but M tries to get it so D moves it to the back 10:44:13; D out BD 10:51:23; M out over LB 11:00:42; M in BD w/stk 11:01:30; cam skipped at 11:20 as D came in, D on nest 11:20:46; M out BSD 11:23:22 as D works on wonky branch; M in FD w/pine branch 11:25:30; D out BSD 11:40:39; D flies by the right side 12:07:44pm & then does a beautiful fly-in the BD w/stick 12:07:48; M to LB 12:22:20 & out 12:22:59; M flies behind nest & then in BSD w/stick 12:23:55; M out BSD 12:34:05; M in BSD w/stick 12:37:51; tug-of-war 12:38:00 (M wins); M sneezes 12:47:57; D flutters to LB & flies out 12:48:07; D flies in BD w/fluff 1:12:59; D out BSD 1:18:57; D in FD w/stick 1:20:47; M out BSD 1:22:55; M in FD w/stick 1:23:44; D out BSD 1:26:26; M out BSD 1:28:18. M in FD 3:09:30; M out BSD 3:50:25; D in FD w/fluff 3:54:37; D out BSD 4:01:41pm.

Wednesday - October 31, 2018


D seen flying (leaving perch?) on the lower-right side behind the nest 7:47:07am, flies behind nest 7:47:15 & in BSD w/pinecone stick 7:47:20 as IR light goes off; D to LB 7:50:54 & out 7:51:47. D in FD w/branch 9:01:11; wrestles with it to find the right spot snagging another branch 9:01:29; replaces snagged branch 9:01:50; D adjusts rail by cam2 branch 9:05:30; rouses 9:06:53; D out BSD 9:09:28; D in to LB 12:00:57pm; after looking all over for M, D finally makes his way down the LB & hops to the nest 12:10:57; D gets comfy in the bole 12:25:48; D gets up 1:04:03; D lays back down 1:17:39; gets up again 1:26:03; D flies out FD over LB 1:26:14. As of 4:20, all has been quiet on the nest since D left early this afternoon. D in to LB 6:54:49, he flies off from LB 6:58:40. IR light on 7:11:24pm.

Tuesday - October 23, 2018


IR light off 7:40:19; D in FD w/pinecone branch that doesn't quite make it over the LB 7:40:27; D wrestles with the pinecones 7:42:55 but the branch slips further off the front of nest 7:43:16; D bites pinecones 7:43:35; D works on the wonky sticks on the left side 7:48:22; still rearranging sticks; 7:51:20; D out BSD 7:56:06; D in FD w/twig 9:15:41, he immediately grabs a stick & starts moving it around; M in FD 9:19:36; M & D beak-plowing 9:20:07; M moves a stick 9:22:10; D out BSD 9:25:03; D flies low behind nest 9:27:33, then in FD w/fluff 9:27:51; M squats down to continue digging 9:32:48 as D works on pinecones at FD; M lays down 9:33:23; D snips off a pinecone 9:34:31; M awkwardly gets up 9:34:50 & moves D's stick, but D moves to reclaim it 9:35:12, M steals it back 9:35:31; D to RB 9:38:20 & out 9:38:45; D in FD w/stick 9:41:37; D out BSD 9:46:45; D in FD w/stick 9:50:18; D to RB 9:52:56 & out 9:53:17; D in FD w/stick 9:54:22; D to RB 9:58:15 & out 9:58:51; D in FD w/twiggy stick 10:00:12; D to RB 10:08:26 & out 10:08:52; D in FD w/twiggy stick 10:12:27; D out BSD 10:20:35; D in w/fluff 10:32:40; beaking 10:33:00; D out BSD 10:39:18; D in FD w/stick 10:44:45 (crow vocal as he comes in); M tries to help w/stick 10:45:24, D tells her he's got it 10:45:45; M has trouble getting out of his way (she's standing on the stick) 10:45:54; D lays down & snuggles in the fluff 11:01:13; D stands up 11:10:11 & piddles with the back rail; D rouses 11:14:24; D out BSD 11:15:45; M out BSD 11:57:16. D in FD w/fish 3:24:53pm; D starts eating 3:25:27; D finishes the fish by gulping down the tail 3:31:13; D lays down 4:06:39 & plays w/fluff; D stands up 4:54:36; M in BSD 4:56:40 & D gets busy fluffing the fluff (to hide evidence of his meal? Lol); M out BSD 5:06:03; D lays down 5:22:34; D stands up 6:27:03; D hops to LB 6:29:04 & out 6:29:37; IR light on 7:20:21pm.

Wednesday - October 17, 2018

Eagle flies behind nest 7:38:39am; IR light off 7:39:27. D in BD 10:26:43, he pulls out a stick from the front rail & places towards the back of the nest 10:27:11; D lays down batmobile-style 10:29:39; Dad gets up 10:55:52; D to LB 11:26:29 & out 11:26:42. D in over RB 4:29:20pm; M in FRD 4:31:59; D out BSD 4:35:52, D in BD w/pinestick 4:42:49 & M lets him have his way with it; D out BSD 4:54:20; M still on the nest alone 5:43:00; D in BD 6:52:55; M out BSD 6:56:05; D out BD 7:01:56; IR light on 7:27:14pm.

Friday - October 12, 2018

IR light off 7:25:00am. D in to LB 12:51:36pm, to nest 12:51:39; M in FD 12:59:48. Ground report per BerryEaglPhotog: Mom & Dad watching red tail hawk screaming in front of nest. 2 red tails flying around now, then 3. 2 were fighting each other; they are leaving now. D out BSD 1:37:59; D in BSD w/pinecone branch 1:43:41, he drags on top of M, she removes it, he loses his balance while placing it; M & D spend the next couple of hours sitting together enjoying the sun & cooler air; D lays down batmobile-style 3:21:30; M out BSD 3:56:35; D to LB 3:59:15 & out 3:59:58; M in FD 7:29:08; D lands on LB 7:29:12, hops to nest 7:29:43; D out BD 7:33:29; M out BD 7:34:52; IR light on 7:36:34pm.