May 14, 2016 (Sat)

Photograph by Gena Flanigen

B6 joins B7 in the nest 12:29am, B7 to left branch 1:18am; B6 wakes to preen and PS at 5:13am, goes back to sleep at 5:20. B6 gets up again at 5:42; B6 tracks movement and then we hear P chattering on tree 5:49am. Once there's enough daylight, Approach Cam shows 'dad-sized' P on far left branch; B6 is pitching a fit and goes to left branch 6:16; B7 to nest 6:16 to right branch 6:17; B7 to nest 6:18; P leaves; B7 to left branch with B6 6:20; B7 to nest 6:20 and then back branch 6:21, B7 out 6:23. B6 goes out of Cam 1 view on left branch 6:26 then back to nest 6:27, B6 to left branch 6:28, back to nest 6:28; B6 to back branch 6:29 and out 7:04am. B7 back at 9:12 to nest; B6 back and they tussle 9:13; B6 to left branch 9:14; B6 to nest 9:15 and to back branch 9:16. B7 to left branch 9:18, back to nest 9:18; B6 out 9:19; B7 out front door 9:19. Dad in with live fish 9:24; B7 in right side of nest 9:32; Dad to right branch and out 9:33-9:34am; B6 lands on left side of nest 9:46; B6 to nest 9:48; B7 preens; B6 'feeds' B7 a stick 9:50; B6 to left branch 9:52; B6 out left branch 9:56; B7 to left branch 10:44; B7 back to nest 10:46; B7 out front door 10:48. Little bird on right branches and then to nest for nesting material 11:33. Mom in back door with squirrel 12:23; B7 in left side 12:25; B6 flies behind nest 12:28, B6 in 12:34 and Mom feeds her; B6 takes squirrel 12:45, Mom takes squirrel back and feeds B7 1:05. Wind gust almost flips mom 1:11; tug-of-squirrel 1:15; B7 fights Mom for the squirrel 1:16; Mom tries to tuck loose feather 1:17; Mom to right branch and out 1:21; B7 to left branch 1:40, out 1:43; B6 to left branch and out 2:44. JimmyP says B6 landed on the pine tree near the Approach Cam, right over them in the viewing area. Five mins later, B6 flew over to B7 (in the tree B6 landed in when s/he first fledged). B7 flies by nest tree/shadow on Cam 1 at 5:17pm; B7 in to lower limb 5:19, B7 to nest 5:19. Aklsarratt was at the nest and commented in chat, "Jimmy..after you left a hawk flew in and almost knocked one of the babies out of the tree. Dad flew in mad as hades. The babies are so sweet...they stay together even when they're not in the nest. And a parent is always close by. Dad flew in immediately after the hawk did. He stayed a while to make sure they were okay then flew off. They are usually close by even if we can't see them." Per Jani – fly by at 7:35; B7 out 7:44; B tries to land on nest 7:47, misses and goes out of cam view; B leaves far left branch; B6 to nest 7:58. Another fly by at 8:06. B6 from left branch to nest 9:38. Coyotes howling at 11:44pm.