August 2016

Dad Returns Home - 8/23/16

Bel's Nest Log:

DATE	ENTRY
8/1	Grey squirrel is back to finish lawn maintenance 6:44am (120:48:30); per Jani - Hawk on nest/L branch 6:39pm (132:43:32). Short video of the squirrel 'stealing grass' posted in B3BB.
8/9	Cams reset @ 2pm... all are back online.
8/10	Per Jani - Rocky 2:45am (12:48:45) - keep watching, he pops back up.
8/11	Per Jani - Stick moves C1 at 4:20am (09:27:05); Rocky on C2 (9:24:55); Rocky again on C2 (09:27:15).
8/12	Grey squirrel on C1 branch 9:30am (38:35:10), then on left branch, then to back left branch, Rocky goes off back of nest at 9:32am.
8/13	Sub-adult eagle fly-by @ 8:04am (AC 61:10:43); sub-adult lands on lower left branch (AC 61:10:55); per Jani - sub-adult to nest 8:05am (C1 61:11:22; C2 61:11:28; AC 61:11:25). Mockingbirds harass sub-adult 8:08am; sub-adult to left branch 8:14am (C1 61:19:02) ; back to nest 8:15am (61:20:24); sub-adult to back-right branch 8:16am (61:21:17); sub-adult to right branch then out 8:18am (61:23:11/61:23:40). Video: Curious Visitor.
8/14	Mourning doves visit on right side branches 7:16am (84:21:06); 3 doves on the nest by 7:22am (84:27:30); on Y-branches 7:25am; 1 dove back to nest 7:27 (84:33); gone by 7:28am.
8/18	Per Jani - Squirrel visits 8:16pm (25:52:38); squirrel leaves 8:19pm (25:55:00).
8/23	Per Jani - Dad Berry arrives via backdoor (BD) 8:11pm (145:47:33); D to right branch (RB) 8:17pm (145:52:50); Cam 2 you could see a squirrel was on the back of the nest & dad came to investigate at dvr Cam2 145:58:54… on cam 1 D to nest 8:23 (145:59:02); D to left branch (LB) 8:27 (146:03:15); D back to nest 8:29 (146:05:04); D to RB 8:31 (146:07:37). Cam 2 and Approach Cam dvr times are very close to these Cam 1 times. Per TNT - D apparently spent the night on the RB. Video: Dad Returns Home
8/24	Per Sasha - Dad f/RB to nest 5:07am (154:43:31); D back to RB 5:09am (154:45:33); D back to nest f/RB 6:42am (156:18:00); D to LB 6:53am (156:29:21); D out LB 6:55am (156:30:59).
8/25	What appears to be Dad Berry and a young female eagle showed up at the nest today. This female (?) wasn't as big as Mom Berry, had a darkish spot on top of the head, no 'birthmark' (i.e. dark center tail feather spot), and a straight left leg. Dad to LB/nest 8:22pm (1-32:10:55; 2-32:10:41 ; A/C 32:10:26); Female in left side 8:23pm (32:11:50; A/C 32:11:23); F to LB (1-32:15:51; 2-32:15:37; A/C 32:15:26); F to nest (1-32:17:30; 2-32:17:17; A/C 32:17:05); Dad to RB (1-32:18:12; 2-32:17:58; 32:17:46); Female out back to lower branch 8:30 (1-32:19:11; 2-32:18:58; A/C 32:18:46); Dad leaves during cam black-out @ AC 32:20-ish (1-32:20: 27; 2-32:20:16); Dad fly by A/C 32:25:34; F leaves A/C 32:26:18.
8/28	Per Sasha - VISIT #1: Female in BD 6:58 am (Cam1 01:16:25, Cam2 01:16:21, AC 01:16:22); Dad in BD 7:00 (01:18:24); D to LYB 7:11 (01:29:58); D off LYB 7:12 (01:30:52); Female out left side 7:19 (01:37:08). NOTE: IMHO this is Dad Berry because he looks similar and has same tail markings, but no way to know for sure. VISIT #2: D in LB 11:10am (05:27:58), Female in side 11:10 (05:28:08); D out BD 11:14 (05:31:43); F out BD 11:16 (05:34:04). *CAM RESETS* VISIT #3: Female in side door 7:55pm (02:03:06); F out BSD 8:04 (02:11:22). Video: Stranger Danger?
8/29	Per Sasha - Female in 6:55am LYB (Cam1 03:32:39, Cam2 03:32:42); Dad in LYB 6:58 w/stick #1 (03:35:18); Dad to LYB 7:02 (03:40:44); Dad out 7:06 (03:42:39) Dad in LYB 7:07 w/stick #2 (03:44:00); Dad onto RYB 7:09 (03:45:27); Dad out 7:10 (03:47: 33); Female out BSD 7:18 (03:54:56). AFTERNOON VISIT: Female in LFD 5:41pm (01:37:01), out BLD 5:45pm (01:41:05).
8/30	Dad in BD w/stick 7:01am (14:56:56), Female in left side 7:03 (14:59:18); Dad to LB 7:08 (15:04:36); Dad out 7:11 (15:06:47); Female out 7:18 (15:13:54). Dad in BD 8:11 (Cam1 02:44:07, Cam 2 & A/C-05:09:13); D out BD 8:26 (1-02:49:31, 2 & AC-05:14:36).