Tuesday - March 19, 2019

(Cam clock not adjusted to DST): IR light off 6:31:49am; D flies toward nest 6:35:12 & in BSD 6:35:15; M leaves back tree perch 6:39:13; D out BSD 6:39:43; M in FD 8:07:36; D in FD w/stick 8:12:50; D out BSD 8:24:33; M out BSD 8:31:46; Cam 1 reset 8:26:16am. M in FD 12:33:17; D lands on LB 12:33:46, he hops to nest 12:34:10 & helps M aerate the bole (M lets him take over); feisty beaking 12:35:51; M yawns 12:42:07; D hops to RB12:42:26 & out 12:42:40; D in FD 12:44:30; D out BSD 12:46:20 (I think he was trying to get M to come with him, but she opted to stay at home); M preens 1:27:24; M out BSD 2:18:16; D in FD w/UFO (his back is towards the camera & it’s impossible to see what it is) 5:11:43; D sits around waiting for M to show up before he starts eating at 5:20:00; D finishes his dinner & hops to LB 5:43:50, D out 5:58:09; IR light on 7:17:20pm.

Thursday - March 14, 2019

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

Wednesday - February 13, 2019

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

Friday - February 8, 2019

S/C #1 D in BD 7:17:11am, D moves the wonky stick 7:17:23, M stands up 7:17:27, M out SD 7:17:53, D rolls eggs 7:18:05, wiggles down 7:18:21; IR light off 7:21:18; D tends to the eggs 7:21:29, 7:43:30 & 7:53:12; yawns 8:14:21; D up for egg duty 8:14:52, 8:18:21 & 9:07:36; D gets up for egg duty 9:29:16, repositions 9:30:47 & shimmies down 9:30:58; D tends to his eggs 9:57:07; D egg duty 9:29:13, 9:30:43 & 9:57:04; D alerts 10:29:05; gets up 10:29:42; D out BSD 10:29:53; D in LB/nest 10:30:56; Wiggles onto eggs 10:31:09; more egg duty 10:55:43, 11:56:57 (he thought about leaving but snuggled back down 11:57:57); S/C #2 D gets up 12:03:07; Flies out FD 12:03:30; M in to LB 12:06:47; to nest 12:07:07; she checks eggs, fluffs-n-stuff, spreads lots of fluff 12:09:48 then wiggles onto eggs 12:11:04; M egg duty 12:24:13 & 12:25:49; Cam 1 reset 12:26:39; Egg duty 12:40:37; M up for egg duty 1:33:47, she snuggles down 1:35:27 & pulls fluff up close; preens 1:52:37; M up to tend eggs 2:26:24, she fluffs & spreads the area fluff 2:27:12, M snuggles down 2:28:33; M up for egg duty 2:58:34; S/C #3 M gets up 3:47:42 & calls out then flies out the BSD 3:47:57; D lands on LB 3:48:34, he moves down the LB & steps onto the nest 3:48:58; D checks his eggs & shimmies down 3:49:18 . . . ; IR light on 6:39:18; something (M?) gets D's attention 7:06:31; D stands up 7:07:09, rolls eggs 7:07:44; can hear sounds of M's landing attempt on nest tree 7:07:59, another attempt 7:08:34, D calls out 7:08:42 & calls out again 7:08:18, M answers from nearby 7:09:22 (may be on one of the left or lower branches); D stands up & looks around 7:10:41, rolls eggs 7:10:59, lays back down 7:11:13; S/C #4 M crashes down into the nest from the upper left branches 7:21:09, practically landing on D! D quickly stands up & chirps at her 7:21:19, D to RB & still talking 7:21:24, M rolls eggs 7:22: D rouses or leaves 7:22:56; M calls out 7:25:34 & D answers (sounds like he left the nest tree); after rolling-n-fluffing, M settles down on the eggs 7:28:26pm. Sirens from nearby road wake M up, she chatters along 8:14:06, D answers 8:14:17pm.

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.

Sunday - January 13, 2019

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

Friday - January 11, 2019

Bel-a-Donna's Video           TNTalon's Video

(Enjoy both versions of Mom delivering Egg #2)

SECOND EGG LAID. M wakes up & calls to D 7:15:09am, yawns 7:15:36 & continues to call out, another yawn/crop drop 7:16:58; M continues to call out then squees as D lands on LB 7:24:36; M squees even louder as D moves down the LB & steps into the nest 7:25:22. S/C #1 M gets up using her wing for support 7:25:38; D rolls the egg 7:25:55; M out BSD 7:26:21; D lays down 7:26:55; D up 7:27:55 to roll & fluff, shimmies down 7:28:29; IR light off 7:30:38. D up 8:18:13 to roll & fluff, he repositions himself & shimmies down 8:18:29. S/C #2 D stands up 8:44:40, flies out FD 8:44:55, M in FD 8:46:27, rolls egg, lays down 8:48:36 & pulls up fluff; M repositions & rolls egg 8:49:22, lays back down 8:49:41; S/C #3 D in FD w/stick 8:58:43, after he places the stick, he digs in the nest & putters around until he annoys M enough to get up 9:00:50; M out BSD 9:01:41, D rolls egg 9:02:09 then lays down 9:02:19; D rolls egg 9:03:25, 9:24:57, 9:43:02, 10:06:50, 10:56:27;  D looks up & is startled (by ??) 10:57:11; D stands up 11:30:57 & looks around, D out BSD 11:31:27, D lands on LB & is vocal 11:32:03, calls out again 11:32:57 & 11:33:37, hops to nest 11:35:44, lays down 11:35:53; S/C #4 M in FD w/fluff 11:36:54, D stands up 11:37:56 & chatters at M 11:38:00 then flies out BSD 11:37:10, M rolls egg 11:37:56, lays down 11:40:21; M rolls egg 12:00:49, M calls out 1:52:29, looks up & alerts 1:52:49; calls out again 2:05:30; starts calling regularly 2:08:29; D lands on LB 2:09:35, D rouses 2:14:28, D flies off 2:15:47; M calls out & D flies behind nest 2:17:00 & in BSD w/fluff 2:17:01; S/C #5 M stands up 2:18:19, M to LB 2:19:19 & out 2:19:40, D follows her out FD 2:19:45; D lands on LB 2:21:20, hops to nest 2:21:33 to roll the egg, lays down 2:22:04; D up 2:25:55 repositions himself & rolls egg 2:26:04, shimmies down 2:26:25, pulls up fluff 2:26:31; D up 2:46:11, repositions & rolls eggs 2:46:18, shimmies down 2:47:04 & pulls up fluff; D up 3:38:16, rolls egg, repositions himself, shimmies down 3:38:32 & pulls fluff closer; D pecks at some fluff 3:58:27; D up 4:13:45, repositions himself & rolls egg 4:13:53, shimmies down 4:14:08 & pulls up fluff (I believe there’s a pattern here, lol); S/C #6 D stands up 4:36:11, calls to M 4:36:19, flies out FD 4:26:24; M in FSD 4:40:03, rolls egg 4:40:44, snuggles down 4:41:47; M gets up 5:07:02, rolls egg, lays down in a downward dog yoga pose (lol) 5:05:09; M stands up 5:29:13 for more egg & fluff tending; more rolling & fluffing 5:46:26; M gets up 6:04:18, rolls & fluffs, lays back down 6:05:50; IR light on 6:12:13.  M starts work on delivering Egg #2: M stands up 6:19:19 and shifts her feet as feathers are slightly ruffled, shakes her head 6:19:34 then looks down at the nest 6:19:37, jerks as if there's a hiccup 6:19:46, she looks out the back of the nest as if checking on D's whereabouts 6:20:03, shifts her feet as feathers ruffle 6:20:47, looks out the back again 6:21:03 then resumes her careful study of the nest, starts making whistling-chirping sounds 6:22:18 as feathers ruffle with a contraction, shifts her feet 6:22:59 & 6:23:20, back feathers really stands up 6:23:50 as she progresses, spine briefly shudders in waves 6:24:32 as she bears down making shrill squeaky noises, frequent contractions & pushes & shudders 6:25:18, starts final pushes 6:26:57; first glimpse of Egg #2 at 6:27:22 as M shifts her foot and goes into recovery mode.

Sunday - January 6, 2019

EARLY MORNING: M preens 12:20:39 & 12:21:19. Cam 1 reset 12:24am. Rocky runs out on a right-side branch 12:37:53, M raises her wings 12:37:43 & they have a stare-off until Rocky scurries away 12:38:02; M preens her belly 12:43:25; M repositions 12:46:44 & fluffs the fluff; M warbles (stretches) 12:47:22; M preens her shoulder 12:50:13; M preens chest/belly 1:25:01; waggles her tail 1:25:34; sirens heard from the street, after they pass M & D chatter 1:41:20. M preens 2:24:18; M tucks her head for some sleep time 2:30:44, she awakens to preen 3:31:32, scratches head 3:33:56, she tucks her head to sleep 3:34:54; M wakes up 4:19:39, PS off the right front rail 4:22:59; more sleepy time for M 4:37:06; awake again 5:24:41, preens 5:25:38 then tucks head again. MORNING: M wakes up 6:21:10, yawns 6:23:45, preens & tucks her head again 6:23:58; awakens 6:31:55, preens; M slowly turns around 6:37:52, preens & tucks 6:42:11; M wakes up 6:57:33, preens chest 6:59:19; M calls out 7:00:49 & every min or so after; D in BSD  7:10:34; both dig in bole 7:10:51; D hops to LB 7:17:35 & out 7:18:10; M still working on fluff 7:18:24; IR light off 7:25:11; M preens back 7:31:10; preens leg 7:34:53; M softly calls out 7:35:58; 7:36:43 & every min or so; stretches tails 7:57:23; turns around 7:57:51 & moves some fluff; 7:59:0; D in FD 7:58:42, both dig in nest; M swipes head on shoulder 7:59:39, scratches head 8:00:00; M beaks D 8:01:38; D rouses 8:02:06 then waggles his tail; D out BSD 8:01:21; D in BD w/UFO (something furry…mouse? mole?) 8:04:47, M picks up the food 8:04:57 & gobbles it down whole; D crowds against M 8:05:25 to dig in the nest; D flies out BSD 8:10:03; after D leaves, M calls out every min or so.  Ground Report per Lou: Dad went out back and across the highway. M preens 8:44:42; M plucks at the fluff 8:45:22 then stretches her wing & tail 8:45:27; crop drops 8:50:49, scratches head 8:50:57 & preens; must have missed a spot, scratches head again 8:51:32; M stretches 8:55:42 & backs up, digs in nest 8:55:54; rearranges fluff 8:56:55; pulls fluff toward her 8:57:57, lays down 8:58:47; M calls out 9:22:02, 9:28:31, every few mins she calls out; M stands up 9:36:25, plucks at the fluff, still calling out now & then; M preens wing; 9:41:45; M stretches wing 10:03:47; scratches head 10:04:52, preens 10:05:02; warbles (stretches) 10:09:15; M fluffs, spreads & pecks in bole 10:33:09; preens chest  10:40:56; M moves a step closer to back of nest 10:58:17, uses wing to balance 10:58:25; M rouses 11:00:34; preens chest 11:20:50; crop drop 11:24:40; preens wing 11:24:53; rouses 11:26:35; steps to center of nest 11:31:05, repositions 11:31:26, 11:31:51, 11:32:03 &11:32:18; M out BSD 11:32:26. Per Lou: M flew over visitor center & beyond, she may have crossed the highway. M in BSD 4:06:43, panting from her flight; M calls out 4:21:29; M scratches head 4:30:54, turns to pull in some fluff 4:31:14; preens wing 4:07:29, then chest, then foot; calls out 4:44:40, 4:46:41; crop drop 4:49:16; preens 5:01:10; calls out 5:03:08, 5:03:37, etc.; M digs in bole 5:05:34; M calls out 5:06:31 & D flies in BSD 5:06:33; D checks for egg, nope…so he digs in nest 5:07:42; D crop drops 5:13:24; pulls in fluff then snuggles into bole 5:13:54; D stands up 5:15:00; M squees 5:16:15; D pecks at fluff 5:23:49 then squats in the bole; M chirps 5:26:46, 5:27:16, etc.; D stands up 5:47:30, preens 5:47:39 then pecks at fluff 5:47:58; D digs in bole 5:48:18; D moves to front of nest 5:51:53; M moves to bole 5:54:16; D to LB 5:53:22 & out 5:53:32; M pulls on the fluff 5:54:10; IR light on 6:13:20pm. M preens 6:16:12 then digs in nest; pulls in some fluff 6:17:13, pecks at fluff; lays down 6:17:44; rearranges fluff 6:17:58; M stands up 7:32:27; preens shoulder 7:36:02; hiccups? 8:10:03; M turns & preens 8:34:40; scratches head 8:35:43, then preens chest; M stretches 8:40:27; moves to center of nest 8:41:09 & pecks at fluff; more digging 8:41:30 & 8:42:02; M lays down 8:46:58; M stands up 9:08:20; M digs in nest 9:43:45 settles down 9:45:44; Rocky scampers out on a limb on Cam 2 branch 10:40:40; M stands up 11:14:56; preens 11:17:21; slowly moves to back of nest 11:18:23; PS 11:18:59; preens 11:19;46; walks back to center of enst 11:20:12; preens 11:20:25 then fluffs some fluff; lays back down 11:22:39pm.

Monday - December 31, 2018

M stayed on the nest overnight, she PS’s off the back rail 5:11:48am, and then she casts a huge pellet 7:26:27 (ohhhh what a relief it is!); M stretches 7:27:36; moves to center of nest 7:28:36 & aerates 7:28:45; D flies behind nest (low) 7:28:54 & lands on LB 7:29:03, hops to nest 7:29:33; M to LB 7:32:52 & out 7:32:56; D picks up nestover wing 7:33:06 & flies out BSD 7:33:14; IR light off 7:34:27; D in BSD with twig/fluff 7:56:54; D gets another wing & hops to LB 8:03:08 & out 8:03:11; M in FD w/stick 8:13:12; D in BSD w/stick 8:16:08; D briefly lays own 8:24:25; something gets their attention & the both watch closely 8:25:29; M's still watching whatever it is as D goes back to work, fluffing the fluff 8:33:10; D plops down 8:34:36 to check the bole for comfort, pops back up 8:34:46; both now watching something 8:34:56; D rouses 8:42:32, D to RB 8:48:47 & out 8:49:09; D in FD w/stick 8:50:35; M's still interested in something nearby, D's just interested in his sticks; M voices a complaint 9:00:05; D pulls up a huge pile of fluff 9:00:35; M crop drop 9:00:45; M still seems to be tracking something 9:02:05, D takes interest 9:02:22; M vocally alerts 9:02:48, D joins her 9:02:52; M moves over and sings D a love song 9:18:39 and lovingly nips his back feathers; M flies out BSD 9:22:08 & D follows 9:22:32. E flies behind nest 10:05:31; D in FD w/fluff 10:05:40; goes to right rail to adjust 10:06:24; grabs a twiggy stick to relocate 10:08:32; after a few "it doesn't look right there", he finally places it back where it was to begin with 10:09:19; D pulls at a bigger stick 10:10:00; D out BSD 10:32:12; M in BSD 10:34:38; D flies behind nest 10:40:30; D in FD w/stick 10:40:40; D rouses 10:44:01; D beak pecks M 10:49:34 then digs in nest; M intently watching something 10:50:43; D joins the watch 10:51:20; after lots of head twisting and neck bobbing, D out BSD 10:58:34; M out BSD 10:58:55. M in BSD 2:19:09; M scratches head w/left talon 2:20:14, pulls at her chest feathers 2:41:55, yawns/crop drop 2:42:21. D in BSD w/stick in mouth 3:19:02; he places it on right rail 3:19:06 as M digs in bole; M moves aside as D digs in bole 3:27:18; D rouses 3:30:36; D to RB 3:33:49; and out 3:34:29; D in FD w/stick 3:51:50; he places on back rail 3:52:02; wind catches him and flips him forward (oops a daisy) 3:52:05; both aerate the nest for a bit then D adjusts sticks on right  rail 3:53:36; flock of blackbirds fly by from direction of the river 3:57:43; D rouses 4:00:07; D to RB 4:00:29 & out 4:00:38; M stretches 4:39:22; M out BSD 4:41:38; D in BSD w/fluff 4:46:33, he watches for his Happy New Year Honey, and she doesn’t disappoint – M in BD w/stick 4:49:27; M squees softly as D prepares to leave 5:03:16, D out BD 5:04:02; D in FD w/stick 5:16:03; D messes with the rail sticks & M does a little fluffing 5:17:25; D aerates the bole then lays down kicking his feet in the process 5:25:10; D out BD 5:39:31; M aerates the bole 5:43:17 then lays down 5:44:15; IR light on 5:54:41am. M gets up 5:59:34, she peers into the darkness presumably trying to find D 6:00:00; M hesitantly flies out the BSD 6:01:52. Cam 1 reset 7:02:18pm.

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).