May 15, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log

(93 & 91 days) Kids spent the night off nest tree; IR light off 6:19:32am; B9 in under LB 6:50:56; B8 flies by 6:52:27; B8 in FD to Y-nook LB 6:52:41; B8 to nest 6:53:03; tug-a-pelt 6:53:23 w/B9 winning & spreads wings 6:53:35; ; back & forth stealing of the nestovers 6:53:47; B8 grabs it away 6:54:19, B9 grabs it back 6:54:37, B8 steals it again 6:54:57; B9 to Y-nook 6:56:02, back to nest 6:56:23; B9 takes pelt 6:57:30 then B8 gets it again; lots of back & forth of the dried-up squirrel pelt this morning; B9 gets pelt 7:00:30; B8 steals again & pulls B9 across nest (was standing on pelt) 7:01:14; B9 to Cam1 branch 7:05:15 then flies off; B9 in to RB 7:07:33 & to nest 7:07:38, takes pelt; tug-a-pelt 7:08:06; more back & forth of pelt 7:10:52; B8 to Y-nook 7:11:33; B8 back to nest 7:12:08 & tugs on pelt; B8 to LB 7:13:50; B8 rouses then hops to nest 7:15:03; B8 to RB 7:15:35; B8 to nest 7:16:22 and watches something w/interest; B8 to 11:00-branch 7:18:24 & flies off 7:19:01; B9 to RB 7:20;13 & flies off 7:20:32; D in FD w/fish 8:13:19, B9 in FD hot on D's tail 8:13:23, B9 mantles & squees; D to LB 8:13:35 & out 8:14:08; B9 eats; B9 to LB 8:30:13 & out 8:30:35am; reset @ 9:39am: B9 in to LB 10:51:45; B9 to nest 10:52;38; B9 out BD 10:53:33; B9 lands on BB 1:07:37; B8 flies behind nest 1:07:43 and lands in tree behind nest tree; B9 to nest 1:09:01; B9 out BD 1:09:40; B8 leaves back tree to follow B9 1:09:53; M in FD w/squirrel 3:01:02; B9 flyby and lands somewhere nearby 3:02:12; B9 in BSD 3:03:38; B8 flyby 3:11ish on AC land on lower branch; lands on BB 3:12:57; B8 to nest 3:13:25 and takes the squirrel; M to LB 3:21:44 M out 3:21:53; B9 tries to steal 3:25:01; tug-o-squirrel 3:25:07; B9 to cam branch 3:26:21; B9 to Y 3:25:58; Hops to cam branch 3:26:20; B9 hops to branch next to cam 3:26:55; B9 hops to Y/nest3:30:36; B9 hops to BB 3:31:16; B9 back to nest 3:46:12; B8 out BD 3:51:58; B8 out BD 3:51:58; B9 to BB 4:00:15; B9 out 4:04:33; M in BD 6:52:51; B9 does a flyby 6:52:54; B9 lands awkwardly on RY 6:53:12; tugs on M's empty L talon 6:54:08; Grabs her R talon 6:54:43; and again at 6:54:52; and at 6:55:15; M to LB 6:56:41; M out 6:56:46; B9 pick up stiff squirrel remnant 6:57:35; B9 starts eating at pelt 6:58:50; B8 lands on left side of nest 7:02:29; climbs into nest 7:02:56; B8 walks onto LY 7:05:08; back to nest 7:06:05; B8 out BSD 7:08:33; B9 out BSD 7:11:06; IR comes on 9:07:10pm.