March 3, 2017 (Friday)

Bel's Nest Log
M up 5:41:05; M stretches & moves back to babies 5:42:52; B-right stands tall 5:43:34; B-left PS 5:44:22; B-right PS 5:50:45; S/C#1-M to LB 6:46:44 & out 6:46:51; bonking 6:46:58; D in to LB 6:47:15; IR light off 6:49:20; D to nest 6:50:20; bonking 6:50:37; B8 ps 6:51:25; D feeds a few bites nestover to B9 6:55:15; D to LB 7:04:20 & out 7:04:45; D in to LB 7:09:36; D turns around on LB & flies off 7:14:43; S/C#2-M in FD w/coot 7:16:20; & immediately begins to de-feather it; B9 ps 7:17:32; B9 bite at a coot feather 7:19:32; M offers B8 a bite 7:20:25, M swallows coot head 7:20:39, M feeds B9 a bite 7:20:55 then gets back to de-feathering; breakfast is served 7:28:14; B8 ps 8:55:11 then bonks B9; D in BD w/fish 8:56:29 & M squeees her thanks; D starts "cleaning" 8:59:32, M moves over to him and tells him to stop 8:59:50; M grabs fish and starts disassembly 9:00:23; D to LB 9:00:45; D turns around 9:01:00; D turns again 9:01:20 & flies out as M feeds B9 9:01:25; B8 bonks 9:01:32; B9 ps 9:02:49 then feeding starts; feeding over 9:10:30; Bonking 10:17:06; M pulls grass over babies 11:10:52; D in over RB w/rabbit 12:09:44; M gets up 12:12:33 & moves to pantry, talking to Dad; M starts feeding from pantry 12:17:10; D digs in bole 12:21:22; M starts feeding rabbit 12:23:00; D settles at edge of bole 12:28:49; after a lot of staring at the sky & looking alert D goes out BD 12:43:02; M grabs nestovers 1:26:08 & feeds B8; B9 PS 1:28:53; B9 gets his/her first bite 1:29:57; Something flies by left side of nest 1:44:13; B8 gets a big bite and struggles to get it down 1:46:33; B8 pulls at nest 1:47:49; M eats a coot leg/foot 1:48:53; M wing flaps & stretches 2:08:24; S/C#3-M to LB 2:08:40; M out 2:08:52; D in to LB 2:09:07; B-9 waddles to right rail 2:09:37; D walks down branch to Y 2:12:29; D to nest to bite at flies 2:13:29; D starts nibbling around in pantry 2:16:15; D feeds B8 2:46:03; B8 ps 2:47:47; S/C#4 -M in BD w/grass 3:11:19 (Cam 2 you can see M brought in some twine/string with the hay/grass 15:08:15 ; M puts fluff on babies 3:11:36; D rouses 3:13:42; D to LB 3:14:30; D out 3:14:42; B8 ps 3:56:08; B8 bonks B9 4:00:15; M takes rabbit to pantry 4:27:43; M feeds B8 4:28:15; B9 starts eating 4:30:58; B8 ps 5:17:14; M moves to pantry 5:29:50; Swallows coot foot 5:30:37; pulls at rabbit 5:30:58; M swallows rabbit leg 5:31:14; Feeds B8 5:32:04; Bonking 5:35:07; swallows another rabbit leg 5:36:05; B8 ps 5:37:45; Feeds B9 5:37:49; M to LB 5:43:39; M out 5:44:01; M in BD 6:18:28; B-front PS 6:59:51; M feeds nestovers to B's 7:02:08; B-front gets a big bite & M watches intently to be sure it goes down 7:06:21; IR on 7:08:26; babies all tucked in for the night by 7:13:00pm.