Thursday, March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017 (Thursday)

(See Bel's Nest Log Below)

Bel's Nest Log
M wakes up 6:20:28 & preens, crop drops 6:22:26, preens some more 6:23:20; both B's sit up 6:27:55; B-back (B8) gives B-front (B9) a bonk 6:28:06; B8 PS 6:28:49; M stretches 6:31:50am & 6:32:20; M to LB 6:33:59; M out 6:34:14; D in LB 7:00:19; D leaves without coming to nest 7:01:26 (you see him fly behind nest); M in FD 7:19:25; M feeds nestovers 7:20:30; M to LB 7:32:43 & out 7:32:58; M in BD w/fluff 8:14:08; M drops fluff on B8 8:14:17; B8 ps 8:17:01; M feeds B8 some scraps 8:17:13 & B9 8:18:09; M to LB 8:32:34 & out 8:32:41; D in FD w/fish & B8 gets up to inspect the situation 9:14:04; M in front door squeeing 9:14:29 & perches on LB; both M & D chatter 9:14:40; D rouses 9:15:13 & 9:15:51; M to nest 9:15:59; D to LB 9:16:09 & out 9:16:26; M begins to feed B9 9:16:30 so B8 bonks him down & gets the next bite 9:16:38, he gets fed first; B9 sits up and gets another bonk from B8 9:19:48; B8 gets a big bite & M takes it back 9:20:42, B8 grabs it but drops it so M takes it back again 9:21:03; B9 gets up 9:22:20 & waddles toward the front rail 9:23:01, he eyes M & the food 9:23:27; B9 circles around B8 & makes his move to the food 9:23:59; M & B8 continue their snatch & grab while B9 waits patiently 9:25:15; B9 snatches a bite 9:25:25; M feeds both 9:25:41 mainly because little B9 keeps snatching & grabbing; B8 leaves the table 9:28:47 for a PS 9:29:05; B8 heads for the front rail 9:29:16 & casts a pellet 9:29:36; looks like B8 may have cast another pellet or two between the first one he cast & 9:31:16, in the meantime, B9 has been getting all the food except for when M takes a bite; B8 preens 9:31:57; B9 finished eating by 9:33:34 & leaves the table; M to LB/out? 9:43:15; S/C#1-D in FD w/UFO 9:49:14; D feeds B9 9:52:56; B8 moves in for a feeding as B9 turns away 9:59:54; B8 ps 10:02:43; B9 gets more 10:04:40; S/C#2-M in FD 10:05:32; D out BD 10:06:25; B9 ps 10:10:01; M watches a nuthatch as it moves around the outside of the nest 10:19:48; M feeds B8 10:52:18; M pulls up a long string and B8 gets one end; B8 plays tug 10:55:46; after slowly edging around nest, B9 gets close enough to start eating 11:03:13; M tries to feed B9 rest of pelt and B9 says "No way!" so she swallows it 11:15:55; M to LB 11:47:27; M out 11:47:40; M in BD w/squirrel 1:31:53; M starts de-furring 1:32:33; M feeds B8 a bite 1:33:23; B8 picks up fur & drops it 1:33:24; B9 wakes up and stretches 1:35:05; B8 swallows a front leg 1:39:11; B9 moves closer to the table 1:40:05; B9 snatches a bite 1:42:05; D in BD w/headless fish 3:18:20 & M squeees "thanks, but you can leave now"; D jumps to LB 3:20:40 & M squawks at him; D out 3:20:57; M pulls fish to pantry 3:47:21; M feeds B8 3:48:02; B9 gets fed 3:52:52; B8 ps 4:57:02; M pulls the rest of the squirrel out and feeds B8 5:18:27; B9 makes his move and eats 5:47:38; B8 grabs pelt and tries to swallow it 5:50:04; Doesn't give up and tugs it from mom 5:50:29; Mom takes it back 5:50:36; M swallows a big piece of pelt 5:54:12; and swallows the rest 5:54:58; M to LB 5:57:07; M out 5:57:15; B8 ps 6:53:29; D in to LB 6:59:42; M in to LB/nest w/big fish 7:04:14; Feeds B8 7:04:39; D hops to RB 7:05:17; D out 7:06:12; B9 ps 7:09:22; after creeping closer, B9 eats 7:09:58; IR light 7:12:09; M to LB 10:19:03; sounds like M does a PS 10:19:35.

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