Thursday - July 18, 2019

Weather Forecast:  Cloudy, high 92º/low 72º, chance of rain 20%. Sunrise 6:41am/Sunset 8:50pm.  IR light off 6:22:09; D in BSD 11:27:08; D lays down 12:53:14; D stands up 1:12:15 & looks around; M in BSD 1:12:31; D works on sticks, then beaks at M 1:15:20; they both look around (it's a windy day) & seem to be tracking something; D calls out 1:57:14, 1:57:33 & 1:57:44 as M & D track something; both M & D vocal 1:57:51; D does a bit of nestkeeping 1:58:38; M turns around in the nest, wing-whacking D in the process 2:18:26; D walks up on the front rail 2:20:11, hops to LB 2:20:15; D walks down the branch 2:21:12, hops to the nest 2:21:14 & pecks at the fluff; brief beaking 2:23:36; D out BSD 2:24:07; D flies to perch in a tree behind nest 2:24:21; a feather flies off the back side of the nest 2:27:19 & 2:27:24; D in over RB w/stick 2:31:53; D to LB 2:36:58; D preens 2:40:11, D drops a feather onto the nest 2:40:15, the wind blows D's feather 2:40:46 & M picks it up 2:40:49; D rouses 2:43:17 then turns around on the branch 2:43:22; D flies off 2:45:28 and M keeps her eyes on him; M out BSD 2:48:17; IR light on 9:10:09pm.

Friday - June 7, 2019

IR light off 6:23:37am. D in BSD 3:57:47; M in BSD 4:00:31; D fluffs & M supervises; D hops to RB 4:07:58 & out 4:08:36; D in BSD 4:12:06 with a small twiggy stick, which he places on the right front rail; after standing on the right front rail for a minute or so, D hops to RB 4:32:36 & out 4:33:55; D lands on a branch way back behind the nest tree on the right (he looks like a speck) 4:42:34; he moves to another branch 4:44:46; D flies to yet another branch 4:45:47 then he drops down out of view behind the nest 4:46:00 (not sure if he’s playing hide-n-seek or trying to entice M); fly-by 4:47:51, D in BSD 4:47:57; M out over LB 5:01:56; D waits a couple minutes to see if M is coming back, decides she isn’t so out the BSD he goes at 5:03:48; M in BSD w/stick 5:24:17; D lands on LB 5:29:42, to nest 5:29:52; D moves a stick 5:30:03; M backs up on right front rail & perches, giving D room for his fluffing duties 5:30:48; D to RB 5:46:40 & out 5:47:10; D in BSD w/stick 5:49:18, M patiently watches D place his stick & rearranges other ones; D to LB 6:04:20, D turns around to face the nest 6:04:45 & rouses 6:04:57; D turns around again 6:05:48 & flies out 6:06:04; M looks around, preening occasionally, finally lays down 8:05:56; M stands up 8:51:44; Cam reset 8:54; IR light on 9:14:48 & M is still on the nest.

Monday - April 8, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST):  D in BSD 6:03:39am; IR light off 6:10:24; D to LB 6:11:23, rouses 6:11:54, turns around 6:12:38, then flies out 6:12:49; M in FD 8:51:00; M spends the nest hour sitting around & occasionally preening, she’s still on the nest 10:07:40; don’t know what was on M’s mind, but she spent the whole day on the nest today, M out FD 5:52:22; D in BSD 7:11:56, he digs in the nest 7:12:10, then look around, D out BSD 7:14:26; IR light on 7:31:15pm.

Saturday - March 30, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): M stayed on the nest overnight; M calls to D 6:09:55am; D in BSD 6:12:18; M digs in the nest while D moves a twig 6:12:30, then both takes turns aerating the fluff; D rouses 6:16:39; IR light off 6:20:24; M to LB 6:21:05 & out 6:21:32; D quickly follows by hopping on LB 6:21:36 & flying out 6:21:39; D in BSD w/headless fish 5:34:04pm; D moves his fish & starts eating 5:35:41; D finishes the fish 5:41:58; D picks at the fluff, starts digging in the nest 5:42:58; looks around for a quite a while before sitting down 6:44:59; D stands up 7:03:11; D to LB 7:04:02 & out 7:04:33; IR light on 7:20:40pm.

Wednesday - March 20, 2019

Dad appears to be preening Mom's feathers.
Photograph by Bill Cameron

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:27:44; beautiful fly-in’s by both M & D; M in BSD 6:32:06, D in BSD 6:32:18; both peck around in the fluff; M up & over LB & out 6:34:29; D rouses 6:37:17; D finds a food scrap in the pantry & eats it 6:37:41; D to LB 6:38:47 & out 6:38:54; M in FD 8:39:26, she aerates then sits & enjoys the first day of Spring; D lands on LB 10:08:54; M aerates 10:09:07; D to nest 10:11:39; both nestorize; D lays down 10:29:24; Cam 1 reset 10:47:15am; D gets up 10:47:34 & tweaks pine cone bough; feisty beaking 10:50:15; D lays back down in his beloved bole 10:52:55; M spreads her wings causing D to get up 11:07:17, D preens; D aerates the bole 11:09:30 then lays down 11:18:28; M moves & D beaks her 11:16:55 & she backs up to the rail; D gets up 12:01:48; D aerates the bole 12:06:21; D rouses 12:28:31 then hops to LB 12:28:39 & out 12:29:40; M watches D leave then takes off herself out the BSD 12:29:52; M in FD 1:38:04; preens 1:42:41; D in FD w/twiggy branch 1:50:35, he places a broke off piece on front rail the both M & D tweak the branch; D places the branch on back rail 1:51:07 then digs in the bole; feisty beaking 1:58:00; D to LB 2:00:26 & out 2:00:37; M preens 2:27:07; M to LB 3:22:53 & out 3:22:56; D in FD w/stick 3:28:07, he places it on the front rail 3:28:29, but changes his mind & moves it to the right rail 3:28:40 & moves a couple others while he’s there; D to LB 3:50:56 & out 3:51:10; D in BSD w/fluff 5:43:56, M in BD 5:44:02; M messes w/a stick on the left rail trying to move it 5:44:40, D tries then M tries again 5:45:44 & D gets his beak in to help & beaks M instead 5:45:59; they both try on & off to move the stick, finally giving up 5:52:54; D steps up on right rail 5:56:13, hops to RB 5:56:31 & out 5:56:44; D in BSD w/stick 5:59:39, he totes it around & tweaks it then sits w/Mom; D to LB 6:09:10 & out 6:09:23; D in BSD with both talons full of something-or-another (Clumps of wet straw? Black dirt? Mangled road kill?) 7:00:25; doesn’t look like M can figure out what it is either, lol; they both do a little nestorizing; M to LB 7:08:41 & out 7:09:12; D waits around for a minute or so watching to see if M comes back, but she doesn’t so he flies out the BSD 7:11:09; IR light on 7:17:17pm.

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.

Tuesday - March 12, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): D in BSD 6:39:35 & digs in nest; IR light off 6:40:15; M in BSD w/fluff 6:46:43; D out BSD 6:50:31; M out BSD 7:00:23; D in FD w/UFO 9:52:08; M in FD right behind D 9:52:14; D feeds M a couple bites 9:52:18 of something he had right in front of him, not the UFO; D nestorizes 9:52:58 & M watches; both just sit & survey the area for five minutes or so, then D goes back to fluffing fluff 9:57:46; D stops fluffing 9:58:21 & sits w/M enjoying the day; D decides to rest a bit & lays down in the bole 10:03:33, kicking his feet up as he’s prone to do (lol); M starts eating 10:47:45; D gets up 10:49:37 & fluffs some more; D to RB 10:53:01 & out 10:53:22; unfortunately, M is facing the BD whiles she eats, but she appears to be enjoying her meal immensely; M finally turns sideways so we can see her chow down at 11:09:10 just in time to see her try and gulp down the last of it 11:10:54, but she can’t so she goes back to eating it; the big gulp comes at 11:14:18; M out BSD 11:16:20; D in to LB 1:16:14; preens 1:23:58; rouses 1:34:38; D out w/o going to nest 1:50:24; Cam 1 reset 6:08pm; D in BSD w/fish 6:40:42 with a squealing M hot on his heels 6:40:46; M grabs the fish 6:40:55; M gulps down the fish 6:42:58 while D watches; D moves a stick 6:43:05 then digs in the fluff; M out BSD 6:48:02; D arranges some fluff 6:48:13; after a couple of false starts, D flies out BSD 6:52:22; IR light comes on 7:07:11pm.

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.

Wednesday - March 6, 2019

IR light off 6:45:17am; M flies by on lower-right side 6:49:34; M in FD 6:49:57; D flies toward nest 6:50:15 & in BD 6:58:18; M out BSD 6:54:01; D out BSD 6:54:21; M in BSD w/large branch 9:04:52 which she places on front rail; M sits in the middle of the nest & enjoys the view(s) for about 15 minutes before heading out the BSD 9:18:47. >>> Cam 1 reset 12:38:07. D in BD 2:38:14; digs in bole 2:38:35; M in BSD 2:40:54; D rouses 2:42:20; D trims branch at front rail 2:42:26; D pulls the branch to a vertical position 2:43:44; D puts his foot on it for better leverage as he continues to trim 2:44:30; D to 11 o'clock branch 3:02:55; D out 3:03:48; M moves vertical stick 3:04:30; D flies behind nest 3:04:31; D in BSD w/stick 3:04:50; Tug-o-stick 3:04:58; D to RB 3:08:33; D out 3:09:03; D in BSD w/stick 3:10:55; M tries to take it and stick war ensues 3:11:01; D wins and places on right rail 3:11:15; M tries to move branch at front rail 3:13:09; D to RB 3:13:32; D out 3:13:53; M to RB 3:13:57 & out 3:14:00; M in BD 5:58:31, D in BD right behind M 5:48:42; both do some fluffing 5:59:16 & D really works on the bole; D shakes himself down in the bole 6:00:56; M turns around to face BD & she brushes the top of D’s head w/her tail feathers so he gets up 6:05:05; M out BSD 6:05:21; D watches M leave but decides to try out the bole some more 6:10:24; D finally decides to get up & go 6:48:50, D out BD 6:49:55; IR light on 7:06:41pm.

Tuesday - March 5, 2019

IR light off 6:45:50; M flies toward nest 6:51:33 & in BSD 6:54:37; M picks up some fluff 6:54:06; D lands on LB 6:54:28, steps to nest 6:54:44 and digs in bole; M out BSD 6:55:49; D rouses 6:57:16; D out FD 6:59:01; … ; Cam 1 reset 11:08am…M is on the nest; M out BSD 11:10:37; D approaches nest 3:12:01 & flies in BSD 3:12:03 with M right behind 3:12:07, D digs in the nest & M looks around; M moves closer to D 3:12:46 and watches him; both start looking around 3:13:33; D digs in the bole 3:15:28; D moves a small stick 3:16:30, finally gets it where he wants it 3:18:13, while M is content to stand in the sunshine and watch D putter around the nest; D to LB 3:20:41 & out 3:20:52; M out FD 3:27:35; D lands on LB 6:21:36pm, walks down branch 6:28:07, steps to nest 6:288:14, check out pantry 6:28:28; D moves a stick from the bole 6:29:29, gets it situated on the front rail 6:30:30 & tweaks it until it's just right 6:30:34; D moves to bole 6:31:11 & picks at some fluff; D lays down 6:31:50 and pecks at fluff; D stands up 6:39:06 & M flies in BSD 6:39:10; D digs in bole 6:39:17; D turns around 6:40:16; both dig in bole 6:40:40; D lays down again 6:50:56; D stands up 6:50:35 & M leans forward to look under him 6:50:40; M reaches over D to pick at some fluff 6:51:07; both briefly dig in bole 6:51:15 and stand side-by-side; M gives D a beak kiss 6:52:05; D turns to work on Twiggy at right rail 6:52:20 & M works on the fluff; D moves to the BD 6:54:00 & stands on M's left foot; M hits D with her wing to catch her balance 6:54:04; D flies out BD 6:54:41; M moves to back of nest 6:55:20 & flies out BSD 6:55:34; IR light on 7:07:00pm.

Sunday - March 3, 2019

Eagle chatter (sounds like M & D) 6:42:56; A different call 6:47:45 and D? responds 6:47:56; D flies toward nest 6:52:41 & in BSD 6:52:43; M calls out from nearby 6:54:51; IR light off 6:56:52; D rouses 6:58:09, flies out BSD 6:58:35; flock of geese heard passing by 7:03:18; Cam 1 reset 10:22am; D in FD over LB w/headless fish 12:41:16; M can be heard squeeing as he lands; M in to LB 12:41:21; M to nest 12:41:47; M claims fish 12:41:51; D moves a stick from the back rail to the front rail to trim as M begins to eat 12:42:04; M tries to swallow fish 12:42:58; After nibbling on fish, M swallows it 12:43:46; M out BSD 12:44:28; D checks for missed morsels then hops to LB 12:44:49;  and out 12:44:54; Flyby right side 6:25:23; E leaves perch on back tree (just to the right of Cam 2 branch, just above nest) & flies further back 6:47:04; other E leaves same back perch & flies to back tree 6:48:14; IR light on 6:51:52pm.

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.

Tuesday - February 12, 2019

S/C #1 M stands up 7:11:22, flies out BSD 7:12:31, fly-by behind nest 7:12:28, D lands on LB 7:12:47, walks down LB, steps to nest 7:13:05, rolls eggs 7:13:15, wiggles down 7:13:22; IR light off 7:14:53; D didn’t move a thing except his head for well over an hour; D finally gets up for egg duty 8:54:38; D up 9:32:44 & moves away from bole, then back to bole to roll his eggs a few times 9:33:12, he snuggles down 9:33:28; D up again 9:36:01 for egg duty; D up 10:02:43 & to LB 10:02:55, rouses, calls M, moves down LB 10:03:45, flaps his wings as he steps onto nest, rolls eggs & shimmies down 10:04:09; S/C #2 D spots M & calls out 10:06:41; M in BSD w/fluff 10:06:42; D chatters away as he gets up 10:06:50, hops to LB & out 10:07:05; in the meantime, M spreads her fluff; M grabs the big yellow stick 10:07:24 & moves it up on the right rail, then feaks before making her way to the eggs 10:08:11; M rolls-n-fluffs 10:08:32, finally snuggles down 10:11:41; M up for egg duty 10:39:53; D in BSD w/UFO 11:16:35 & M squees; D out BSD 11:17:52. M hunkers down as a rain storm comes through the area 11:20:00, pelting her with hail; by 11:30:00, M is drenched & the storm picks up; a wind-blown pine twig lands on M 11:32:18; M shimmies over her eggs 11:36:46 as the storm continues, she rouses to shed some rain 11:36:53 & shimmies again 11:38:10; by 11:43:00 the storm has subsided; M shakes & rouses to rid herself of rain 2:19:13; M gets up slowly 2:19:48 to check her precious cargo; she moves away from bole 2:21:02, gets the UFO from the pantry & swallows it whole 2:21:11; M backs up a bit & flaps her wings 2:21:32 & rouses (poor M, she looks pitiful ☹); then back to her eggs for a roll-n-fluff 2:22:07, M shimmies down 2:24:34; M up 5:17:25, rouses to shed rain, flaps wings; M checks the pantry for leftovers 5:18:05 then goes back to the bole to check her eggs 5:19:09, she snuggles down 5:23:00; M starts looking around 5:48:18 then starts calling 5:48:24, stands up 5:48:29, D flies in BD w/fish 5:48:36, M takes the fish 5:48:38, D hops to LB 5:48:54 & flies off 5:49:25 as M starts eating; M tries to gulp down the remaining fish 5:50:20 & 5:50:42 but can't, she finishes it 5:51:06; S/C #3 M lifts wings & hovers to LB  5:51:29 & flies out 5:51:30, D in BSD 5:51:42, rolls eggs 5:52:01, snuggles down 5:52:10; D yawns 6:23:37 & pecks at some fluff; D up 6:24:31 for egg duty; IR light on 6:36:57; D calls to M 7:45:40; S/C #4 M lands right on D as she flies in the BSD 7:49:21 (talk about some squeeing!); M hops off backwards, D starts yelling, M begs for forgiveness & D gets up 7:49:41 & hops to RB 7:49:58, D flies off 7:51:15; M rolls & fluffs then shimmies down 7:53:27; M is all tucked in & sleeping at 8:30:00pm. M sneezes 11:35:08 then gets up to roll the eggs.

Wednesday - February 6, 2019

Video: Worrisome Wonky Stick

EARLY MORN: M gets up 1:22:11am: stretches then calls out 1:22:34; D answers from nearby 1:22:41 and they both chatter for a few; M scratches an itch 1:22:53; M backs up to LF rail then preens 1:23:20; turns 1:25:10; M hops onto LB 1:25:22; D calls and M answers 1:25:36; M's wings come into view as she repositions 1:25:44; PS heard 1:26:04; M hops back to nest 1:27:36; rolls-n-fluffs eggs 1:27:53; Finally wiggles onto eggs 1:29:26; M preens wing 1:45:46; she gets up to roll eggs 1:46:42; M calls out 1:48:12; D answers 1:48:20; M preens for a bit then settles onto eggs 1:51:15. MORN: M up 6:56:54, she calls out/chatters to D 6:57:04; stretches out her left wing, rouses & preens 6:57:46; M rolls-n-fluffs, rolls some more then snuggles down 7:00:39; M calls to D again 7:14:31; M gets up 7:17:29 & moves away from the bole chirping softly; S/C #1 M flies out BSD 7:18:38; D in BSD 7:18:58, he gives his eggs a roll or two 7:19:19 then shimmies down 7:20:04; IR light off 7:35:18; D up for egg duty 7:49:17, rouses 7:49:27, shimmies down 7:50:06; D up for egg duty 8:07:34 with a roll-roll here and a fluff-fluff there, here a roll there a fluff, everywhere a roll-n-fluff; D up again for egg duty 8:17:39 & 8:56:46, rouses 8:56:51; D alerts 9:15:07;  (I think he was fussing at Eddie for making all that noise...LOL); S/C #2 M in FD w/fluff 9:23:20; D relinquishes his comfy spot 9:23:36; gives M a status report 9:23:42; D walks onto Y nook 9:23:49; and out 9:23:58; M heads for her eggs 9:25:01 gives them a roll & fluffs the fluff; M grabs a big stick from the left & drops it on the right side of nest 9:26:20 then she does some intensive aerating in & around the bole; M greets her eggs 9:25:26;  wiggles onto eggs 9:29:16; D in BSD w/fluff 9:34:26 as M softly chirps at him; D puts the fluff closer to M and spreads it a bit 9:34:29; D turns around then backs into M & accidentally sits on her 9:34:58 and has to flap wings; D hops to LB 9:35:25; and out 9:35:49; M preens every now and then until Cam 1 reset 10:16:29am. M up for egg duty 11:07:38, 11:41:30, 1:38:58, 1:45:05 & 1:45:41; M takes care of an itch 2:54:13 then gets up for egg duty 2:55:14 & 3:08:39; S/C #3 M chirps/calls out & then full-fledge alerts 3:26:29, D lands on 11-o’clock branch 3:26:48 & joins in the alert; M gets up 3:26:58 & carefully moves away from the bole 3:27:07, she searches the area then flies out the BSD 3:27:24; D glides to nest 3:27:31, checks his eggs & snuggles down 3:27:53; D up for egg duty 3:55:55 & 4:22:17; D gets up 5:01:23 & calls out quite loudly, scratches his head 5:02:00 & rouses 5:02:23; D tends to his eggs 5:03:26; S/C #4 M in BSD w/branch 5:10:04; D gets up 5:10:10, steps up to Y-nook 5:10:20 chatters to M, hops up the LB 5:10:42 & M gets vocal; D flies out FD 5:10:49; M tries to move the branch 5:11:34 but doesn’t have much luck; M checks her eggs 5:14:45 & snuggles down 5:15:40; M gets up 5:58:52 for egg duty; M’s tail feathers & petticoats blow in the wind as M gets up 6:26:29, she has a hard time because the wonky branch is in her way; M grabs the wonky branch w/her beak & tries to get it under control 6:26:53, she manages to extract herself from its clutches 6:27:03 & tries moving it; M manages to grab it loose 6:27:49 & after a couple of tenuous minutes (afraid she was going to step on her eggs), gets it placed on the front rail 6:29:30; M peers out the BSD as D comes in w/fish 6:29:41 (NOW he shows up!); M & D talk & then he flies out the BD 6:30:17; M makes short work of the fish (gives a new meaning to "gone in 60 seconds") Okay, not that quick; M swallows tail 6:32:08; Energized, she returns to tackling the branch 6:32:40; M grabs it and using her wings to help, she pushes it farther onto the front rail 6:34:21; and again at 6:35:07; M grabs it and hops with it onto the  rail 6:35:27; M returns her attention back to the eggs 6:36:18; IR comes on 6:36:39; Rolls and fluffs then settles 6:39:47pm.

Thursday - January 24, 2019

M wakes up abruptly from her tucked head position, calls out & chirps 5:55:51; rouses 5:56:38, preens 5:57:46, tucks her head 6:01:42; M wakes up & calls out 6:15:28 until she gets up 6:16:14 for egg duty then starts chattering again 6:16:26; M rolls/fluffs 6:17:09 then snuggles down 6:18:22; she chirps & calls out softly to D 6:43:06; M up for egg duty 6:46:47; IR light off 7:35:01; S/C #1 D in 8:09:41 w/partial coot, M squees and stands up 8:10:15, M hops to back of nest 8:10:38 then to pantry 8:10:54; M gobbles down a coot leg 8:11:00 then hops to LB 8:11:13, flies out 8:11:18; D rolls egg 8:11:36, snuggles down 8:11:44; D up for egg duty 8:22:47; rouses 8:27:58 & gets up to reposition & roll/fluff eggs 8:28:04; D up again for egg duty 9:08:50; D stands up 10:45:47, flies out BSD 10:46:01, D in BD 10:46:49 & calls to M 10:46:53, D rolls eggs 10:47:06 & snuggles down 10:47:10; S/C #2 D gets up 10:47:48 & flies out BSD 10:47:57, M in BSD w/fish 10:48:27; M eats fish 10:48:46, then starts on the nestover coot leg 10:49:25, gulping it down 10:50:06; M rolls eggs 10:51:00 & fluffs fluff, shimmies down 10:53:43; M starts chirping 11:57:46, D in BSD 11:15:59 & he alerts, D looks down at rabbit pelt & then seems to be tracking something, D hops to LB 11:18:00 & flies out 11:18:09; M tracks his movements 11:18:16 & calls to him; M starts pulling in fluff 11:19:49 & appears calm; M calls out 1:44:57, M stands up 1:45:49, hops to back of nest 1:46:07, S/C #3 M out BSD 1:46:15, D lands on LB 1:46:22 & vocalizes 1:46:28, D to nest 1:46:52, rolls eggs 1:47:00 & snuggles down 1:47:07; D up for egg duty 2:00:05; D tracks something & calls out 2:38:00; D up for egg duty 2:56:02, 3:31:32 & 4:01:24; D gets up 4:45:39 & vocalizes & hops to LB 4:45:56; still vocalizing, he rouses then moves down LB 4:46:31 & back to nest; D checks his eggs & snuggles down 4:46:49. S/C #4 M in BSD w/a load of fluff 4:50:42, D gives a chirp, gets vocal & gets up 4:50:47; he hops to the Y then to LB, rouses & out 4:51:15; M vocal as she tracks something 5:20:01 . . . Cam 1 reset 8:47pm; Rocky runs across Cam 2 branch 8:49:56, M wakes up and wing-slaps 8:49:58, M rolls eggs 8:50:26 & chatters to D 8:50:36, M fluffs the fluff 8:50:50, settles back down 8:52:54pm.

Tuesday - January 22, 2019

EARLY MORN: M wakes up abruptly 4:02:32am; Rocky for a split second 4:08:46; M defensively flaps her wings 4:08:48, she looks suddenly to her left 4:09:01, she chirps out loudly in alert 4:09:20 then fluffs/rolls 4:09:45 & snuggles down 4:11:07; preens 5:21:45; M wakes up & calls out & chatters to D 5:45:45, she yawns 5:47:04, preens & tucks her head for more sleep 5:47:22. MORN: M preens 6:47:19, yawns/crop drop 6:52:55, tucks her head 6:53:15 to catch a few more Zzzzz’s; M wakes up & hollers & chatters for D 7:01:34. S/C #1 M gets up 7:20:18 chirping & stretching, she flies out the BSD 7:21:01; D lands on LB 7:21:29 & hops to nest 7:21:32, checks the eggs & snuggles down 7:22:01; IR light off 7:23:14; D up for egg duty 7:25:17 & 7:45:12; D tucks his head to catch a few Zzzzz’s 7:56:33-8:00:03; D takes his egg duty very seriously – he gets up for egg duty 8:04:32, 8:26:52, 8:50:57, 9:37:13, 9:48:50 (crop drop 10:10:24), 10:11:04, 10:40:40, 11:09:02, 11:24:07 & 11:31:21 (rouses 11:31:54); D sings out to M 11:58:30 & 11:59:53; D gets up 12:00:03pm & flaps his wings big time, sings some more & hops to LB 12:00:16 & out 12:00:18. S/C #2 D lands briefly on LB 12:01:12 before hopping to nest; M lands on LB 12:01:21 & D starts singing again; D out BSD 12:01:35; M hops to nest 12:02:21, she fluffs/rolls 12:02:54; she repositions, spreads fluff & settles in 12:05:05; M up again 12:05:24 to roll/fluff; & again 12:06:51 (she can’t get comfy!), she finally snuggles down 12:07:56; M up for egg duty 12:44:27, 1:49:48, 2:19:55 & 4:26:36; Cam 2: M was up several times for egg duty before the IR light came on 6:17:54. Cam 1 reset 6:36:41pm.

Monday - January 21, 2019

M gets up 6:46:37 for egg duty; gets up to reposition 6:48:09, shimmies down 6:48:25; M tucks head for more rest 6:50:47. IR light off 7:22:36; M wakes up 7:23:50 & does a couple of crop drops, calls for D 7:24:14; M calls out again 7:33:26, stands up 7:34:14. S/C #1 M out BSD 7:34:29, D lands on LB 7:34:42, hops to nest 7:34:46, rolls eggs 7:34:55, lays down 7:35:01; D up for egg duty 7:41:46, 7:53:02 & 8:26:02; D up 9:05:07 & out BSD 9:05:18; D in FD 9:06:41, quick egg check then D snuggles down 9:06:50; D up for egg duty 9:26:14, 9:41:17 & 10:02:23; 10:30:15 & 11:07:15; D vocalizes 11:49:56 & gets up 11:50:05; still vocal, he hops to LB 11:50:18 & out; D in FD 11:50:45, checks his eggs & snuggles down 11:50:49 (fast sequence of events!). Bel reports: “Dad flew out when mom came in. They circled around then mom sent Dad back to the nest and she went to a perch. A hawk is circling around, mom is keeping her eye on it.” S/C #2 D gets up 12:12:00pm & calls to M; M flies in over LB 12:12:06 & D hops to LB 12:12:09, rouses & takes off; M picks up some fluff in her beak 12:12:11 & half-heartedly spreads it; she slowly approaches the bole & checks her eggs 12:13:00 then snuggles down 12:14:59, only to get right back up to fluff/roll & reposition herself; M snuggles back down 12:15:45; M up for egg duty 12:55:24; M preens 1:50:05 & 2:39:45; M gets up 2:43:10 to fluff/roll; she peers through the trees 2:44:03 then goes back to fluffing & rolling; M alerts for a few seconds 2:45:23 then turns her attention back to her eggs, she snuggles down 2:46:10; M gets up carefully for egg duty 3:37:45; crop drop 4:07:56; M gets up 4:08:03 & steps away from eggs (she has some difficulty steadying herself), PS off back rail 4:09:00 then heads back to eggs. S/C # 3 M calls out to D 4:09:18 & chatters away & D comes running (errrr make that flying) & lands on LB 4:09:28 (he moves out of view); M chirps & heads out BSD 4:09:56; D moves into view & hops to nest 4:10:13, he rolls/fluffs & shimmies down 4:10:51; Cam 2: D up for egg duty 4:12:34 & 4:37:54. S/C #4 D gets up 5:02:56 & heads out the FD 5:03:12: M in via the FD 5:03:52, she checks her eggs & shimmies down 5:06:20. Cam 1 reset 5:31:25pm – back to Cam 1: S/C #5 M chirps & squees softly 5:46:07 then the squees get louder as D flies in BSD w/partial coot 5:46:19; M continues to squee, she gets up 5:47:17 & D feeds her a bite 5:47:22; still squeeing, M moves away from her eggs & gets her coot 5:47:50; M eats & D goes over for egg duty 5:48:08; M gulps down the last of her dinner 5:51:29. S/C #6 M pecks at morsels then flies out BSD 5:53:07; D up for egg duty 6:02:25 & 6:04:05; fly-by 6:13:22; S/C #7 M in BSD 6:13:25; D is reluctant to get up, M moves some fluff 6:13:55; D gets up 6:14:14 & flies out BD 6:14:34 as M settles in for the night shift; she fluffs/rolls, repositions & snuggles down 6:17:32; IR light on 6:24:41pm.

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.

Friday - January 18, 2019

M gets up 6:21:04am to roll & fluff, she repositions & lays down 6:22:41; preens 6:42:26, gets up 6:44:16; she rolls/fluffs, repositions & lays down 6:45:57; S/C #1 M calls & D lands on LB 7:22:24, they both chatter; D to nest 7:24:12 as M continues to chirp; M gets up 7:24:26, D rolls eggs 7:25:03, M out BSD 7:25:08, D snuggles down 7:25:22; IR light off 7:32:32; D up for egg duty 8:15:57, rouses 8:16:03, snuggles down 8:16:24; D up for a quick egg roll & fluff 9:11:34, snuggles down 9:11:59; D up 9:47:58, rouses, rolls, lays back down 9:48:34; D up for egg duty 10:41:05 & 11:38:38. Cam 2: D preens 12:29:51pm; D preens again then gets up 12:40:35 & rouses, quick egg roll & back down he goes 12:41:02; D up 1:42:41, another quick roll then down w/a shimmy 1:43:00; Cam 1 reset 2:16:10. Back to Cam 1: D pulls up fluff & pecks at it 2:43:45; preens 2:59:37; D up 3:00:07 for roll/fluff, shimmies down 3:00:43; D up 3:25:47, flaps his wings big time & hops to LB 3:25:48 flaps like crazy & vocalizes then flies out the BSD from LB at 3:26:17; D lands on LB 3:26:49, vocalizes, hops to nest 3:26:57; D rolls the eggs 3:27:07 & snuggles down 3:27:15. D up 3:42:55, he hollers to M 3:43:07 & gets quite vocal, then he flies out over LB 3:43:16. D lands on LB 3:44:13 he’s vocal & appears to be looking below the nest at the same time you can see a fly-by in background 3:44:21; D still vocal 3:44:39, he moves down the LB 3:45:09 & hops to nest 3:45:15, he checks the eggs & lays down 3:45:30; D to 11-o'clock branch 4:07:41, D calls to M 4:08:50, S/C #2 M lands on LB 4:08:55, D hops to back branch 4:09:28M hops to nest 4:09:32, D moves to a left-side branch 4:09:44, D moves out of cam range (& prob flew off) 4:10:01; M fluffs fluff 4:10:32, rolls eggs 4:10:53, snuggles down 4:12:33; M rolls eggs 5:21:26; M preens 6:05:19 then stands up 6:05:54, stretches 6:06:05, calls to D 6:06:38 then bites a stick 6:06:49, then steps on it several times 6:06:54, PS's toward Cam 1 6:07:24, rolls eggs & rearranges fluff 6:07:46, moves sticks at the front of the nest 6:08:07, after some more fluffing, she snuggles down 6:08:50; IR light on 6:20:30; M wakes up to preen 7:37:34; stands up to roll-n-fluff 7:45:29, M calls to D 7:46:57, PS's 7:47:28, rolls-n-fluffs 7:48:00, snuggles down 7:49:00; M chatters to D (over the sirens) 7:49:18; fluff-n-roll 8:16:04pm.