May 10, 2017 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log

B8 Snoozing - Photograph by Gena Flanigen (5/10/17)

Cam 1 reset 3:23am (all cams reset); B9 from LB to nest & lays down 5:10:55am; B9 to LB 5:38:08; B9 back to nest & lays down 5:48:28; B9 back to LB 5:59:16; B9 to nest 6:19:36; B9 to 11:00-branch 6:20:41; B9 to nest 6:24:16 then hops to LB; B9 flies out FD 6:25:30; B8 to nest 6:51:24; B8 to 11:00-branch 6:52:05; B8 back to nest 6:54:01;, then back to 11:00-branch 6:54:35; B8 to nest 7:02:00; B8 to RB 7:02:19; B8 to Cam1 branch then RB 7:02:47; B8 goes to 11:00-branch on ApprCam @ 03:58:xx; B8 fledges!!! Fledge seen from Appr Cam dvr 04:13:xx-ish, can hear slight rustle from wings Cam 1 at 7:20:02; M in FD w/fish 7:29:30; B9 in FD 7:33:39; M to LB 7:49:50 & out 7:50:02; B9 to LB 7:50:32 & out 7:51:42; B9 in BD 9:06:21; lays in nest 9:08:02; B9 to LB 9:12:25; B9 back to nest 9:52:42; to LB 9:53:49; B9 to nest 9:54:30; B9 to LB 9:54:37; B9 out 9:55:18; D in BD w/squirrel 11:42:38; D gets tired of waiting on babies so he starts eating it; M in BD w/fish 12:19:20; Cam 1&2 reset 12:25:48; D to LB 12:26:06; D out 12:26:14; B9 in BD 1:11:31; M starts feeding B9 1:12:40; M to LB 1:25:37; M out 1:25:46; B9 to LB 1:27:15; to nest 1:32:47; B9 to LB 1:34:02; B9 to nest 1:34:59; B9 to RB/LB 1:42:05; B9 to nest 2:21: 11; B9 to RB 2:22:19; B9 to nest 2:24:56; lays down 2:25:28; B9 to LB 2:27:05; B9 to nest 3:40:47; B9 lays down 3:43:53: B9 to LB 3:45:41; B9 hops in front of cam 3:46:30; then climbs higher; B9 to nest to Y 4:30:56; B9 to LB 4:31:38; B9 out 4:46:01; B9 flies by behind nest 6:47:31, B9 to nest 6:47:42; B8 flies in & lands on 11:00-branch (ApprCam 15:45:xx), you can barely see the 11:00-branch bounce as B8 lands on Cam 1 6:53:08pm; B8 hops to nest 6:54:55 & B9 challenges her; B9 flies off upper front right branch 7:22:38 (A/C 16:15:59). Per sela-985: B9 landed behind nest tree on branch at 8:37:28 right below the branch that comes out right from the branch cam 2, flew off at 8:37:58; Per sela: B9 comes back comes back and lands to the left of highest black tie on cam 2 branch 8:45:50pm & hops left to branch on right side of cam 2 branch at 8:46:12 then flies off shortly after, at 8:48:00 B9 lands again in a tree behind the branch cam 2 is mounted on, at 8:54:23pm moves right above where the horizontal branch meets the vertical branch cam 2 is attached to, and looks like stayed there (this is behind the nest tree in another tree).