May 17, 2017 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log

B8 (bottom) & B9 (top) - photograph by Gena Flanigen

(95 & 93 days): Per Jerri, TNT & Jani - Flyby (left side) ApprCam 44:48-ish (around 6:30am); shadow fly-by 7:28:12am; B8 in BD 7:28:38 & B9 flies by behind nest 7:28:46 (ApprCam 45:47-ish); B9 flies by again 7:28:57; B8 watches B9 flyby again 7:29:12; B8 out BD 7:30:12; B9 in at 8:01:08; B9 to BB 8:03:42; B9 out 8:04:36; B8 in LS 8:06:27; B8 investigating the pantry 8:08:36; grabs nestover from behind back rail 8:09:09; starts pulling at it 8:09:25; B9 in FD 8:10:43; B9 to Y 8:12:27; back to nest 8:12:55; B9 lays in nest 8:16:18; B8 lays in nest 8:16:41; B8 and B9 play tug-o-pelt 8:25:42; B9 to Y 8:36:19; B9 to branch next to cam 8:36:41; B9 out 8:43:19; B8 out BD 9:13:14; B8 does a flyby behind nest 9:59:13; B8 lands on nest under RB 9:59:25; B9 flyby behind nest 9:59:28; B8 to nest 10:00:31; B8 lays in nest 10:01:30; B9 flys around nest then in LB 10:05:39; rough-house beaking 10:06:12; B9 to nest 10:06:30; B9 starts squeeing 10:14:54 & B8 joins in; M in FD w/fish 10:15:00; B8 gets it; B9 tries to get it 10:15:07; B9 is not pleased & goes over to M & grabs her talon 10:15:34 & cries; M to LB 10:16:38; M out 10:16:56; B9 continues to cry & B8 watches M's departure then goes back to eating; B9 looks forlorn, but you can tell she's plotting a steal 10:29:51; B9 moves over to where B8 is eating 10:32:41; as of 10:34:29, B8 won't share & B9 is still hoping for a steal or at least a bite or two; B8 takes fish to pantry 10:35:43; B9 nibbles on old nestover 10:50:50; B8 to Y 10:51:49; B9 looks for pieces of fish 10:52:44; B8 back to nest 10:53:33; B8 lays in nest 10:56:00; B8 gets up and goes to Y 10:57:12; B9 lays in nest 11:04:37; B8 to nest 11:18:36; B8 picks on B9 11:19:01; B8 lays down 11:19:40; B8 to Y 11:20:30; back to nest to lay down 11:20:58; B8 up 11:45:39; B8 to BB 11:55:08; B8 back to nest 11:57:32; M in FD w/fish 12:05:37; M immediately backs up onto LB as babies fight over fish; B9 gets it; B8 to Y 12:06:14; M out 12:06:56; B8 to nest 12:33:28; B8 back to Y 12:36:56; B8 back to nest 12:39:50; B8 tries to steal 12:40:05; B8 steals 12:40:14; B8 out BD 12:57:59; B9 out BSD 1:05:19; D in BD w/partial fish 2:27:20; D out BD w/fish 2:27:57; B8 in BD 4:42:31; B8 out BD 4:44:06; little bird lands on back of nest 5:39:13; leaves with something 5:41:18; D in BD w/headless fish 8:00:49; B8 in BD 8:00:58; B9 in FD and claims fish 8:01:41; D to LB 8:01:47; D out 8:02:02; B8 tries to steal 8:09:15; Tug-o-fish 8:09:38; B8 wins 8:09:41; B9 to LB 8:10:17; B9 back to nest 8:23:19; B9 takes fish to right side of nest 8:34:28; B8 to BB 8:38:29; B8 out 8:39:49; B9 out BSD 8:53:00; IR comes on 9:07:36.