Sunday, March 19, 2017

March 19, 2017 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log
M wakes up 6:13:51am; yoga stretches 6:15:05, 6:17:43; one kid PS 6:18:51; M crop drop 6:20:35; other kid PS 6:21:06; M calls to D 6:22:16; M calls to D 7:13:20; M crop drop 7:15:18; M yoga 7:15:30; M turns around 7:15:46 w/wings spread & hops further up the LB 7:15:54; M out from LB 7:16:04 as kids watch her leave; B9 crop drop 7:16:32, then some beak kissing; IR light off 7:28:27am; B8 crop drop 7:34:57; B9 crop drop 7:37:20; B9 tries to cast pellet 7:38:30; B8 picks at pellet 8:05:55; B8 & B9 play pick-up-stix 8:06:27 until B9 stands up & flap wings 8:07:50; B9 PS 8:09:49; B8 stands stall 8:11:30; 8 PS 8:12:17; M in to LB 8:24:33; M calls to D 8:24:50 & calls louder 8:25:49 & louder 8:27:10; D in FD w/large headless fish that gets hung up on wrong side of LB 8:27:16 & almost gets away; M jumps to nest & encourages D to "reel in" the fish 8:27:26 & D pulls fish into nest 8:27:37; M grabs fish & starts feeding breakfish 8:28:42; D to RB 8:31:42 & out 8:32:19; M to LB 10:02:29 & out 10:02:36; nuthatch on RB 10:12:00; M in BD 11:48:37; M starts feeding B8 12:00:24; B9 steps up to the lunch table 12:01:15; B9 PS 12:04:44; M sees D and starts calling 12:44:30; D in FD w/fish #2 12:44:57; M grabs the fish & pulls it in the pantry 12:46:41; D to LB 12:47:23 & out 12:47:38; M feeds B8 nestover fish 12:49:33; D in to LB 12:52:51 & M chirps & squees at him; D to nest 12:55:38 & M continues to feed B8; M out BD 1:04:17; D feeds B9 1:06:44; something flies over nest 1:07:33 & gets D's attention; (ground report from JimmyP states that Mom was escorting a sub-adult out of the area when he arrived at the nest area.) D resumes feeding B9 fish 1:11:35; D vocally alerts 2:58:21 then flies out the FD 2:58:25; (another ground report from JimmyP said that two 2 adult eagles followed Mom in to the nest area & Dad went after them screaming, they have since left the area.); M in to LB 3:02:49; M to nest 3:08:29; M offers a few bites to B8 3:09:33 then feeds B9 3:10:50; M calls to D 5:51:41; M stretches 5:52:12; M to LB 5:52:29 & out 5:52:51; parent (Dad?) flies by left side of nest 5:53:51 D lands on back left branch 5:54:30; D to nest 5:54:55; D out BD 6:14:11; nuthatch on side of nest under Berry College logo 6:43:14 then it flies to the right branches 6:43:19 & B8 wing slaps at it 6:43:33pm; Mr Nuthatch is back 7:53:26 & is under the Berry logo again as kids watch him 7:57:10; D in to LB 8:07:40; M in BD w/fluff 8:09:03; D moves down LB 8:09:13; D to nest to help spread fluff 8:09:33; D walks the raisl to get to right side of nest 8:11:11pm; D messes with back rail 8:12:10; D digs in nest & kids crowd him as if he's got food 8:13:00; B9 PS 8:13:22; B8 PS 8:14:06; D out BD 8:15:09pm; IR light on 8:21:42.

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