May 29, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log

(107 & 105 days). D in BD w/partial UFO 7:09:21am, D takes turns eating & looking around for the babies; B8? comes in FD squeeing 7:43:45 & steals what little is left of D's breakfast; D to LB 7:44:16 & out 7:44:39; B still eating 8:03:15; B8 to Y-nook 8:07:35, to nest 8:08:28, to LB 8:09:13 & out 8:09:44; B8 in to LB 9:07:53, to nest panting 9:08:07; to Y-nook 9:09:17; B8 to nest 9:09:57 & lays down 9:10:03; B8 gets back up 9:10:48, to Y-nook 9:11:21; back to nest to lay down 9:11:49; B9 in BD 9:40:37; B9 finds some nestover scraps 9:41:01; B9 gets up 10:10:45 & goes up Cam branch 10:11:05 & out (10:12:38?); B8 gets up 10:13:46, B8 to LB 10:14:36 & PS's on nest 10:14:51; B8 rouses 10:15:15, flies out 10:16:29; great crested flycatcher lands on back left rail 11:12:57, to nest 11:14:12, to left side out of sight 11:14:47…flies off 11:15:41; B9 in BD 12:46:53, lays down 12:47:34; B9 gets up 12:54:10 & flies out BD 12:54:28; great crested flycatcher lands on back left rail 11:12:57, to nest 11:14:12, to left side out of sight 11:14:47…flies off 11:15:41; B9 in BD 12:46:53, lays down 12:47:34; B9 gets up 12:54:10 & flies out BD 12:54:28; great-crested flycatcher is back for another visit 1:16:18-1:18:20; B8 lands on side of nest 2:11:03; B9 in to LB 2:11:12 & hops to nest; B8 to nest 2:11:52; B8 starts preening B9 2:14:04 (or patting him down lookig for food, lol); B9 to Y-nook 2:14:44 but B8 keeps picking has his feathers; B9 moves up Cam branch to get away 2:15:31, hops to LB 2:15:17 & then to nest and B8 goes to Y-nook; B8 back to nest & preens on B9 some more 2:16:19; B8 in LSD 3:42:08; … D brings in hindquarter of a fawn 8:49:42pm; B9 in BD 8:49:38 to claim it; D to LB 8:49:51; B8 lands on side of nest 8:50:03, B8 to nest 8:50:08; D out 8:50:29; tug-of-war 8:51:05 & 8:53:04 but B9 holds on; kids seem unsure with to do w/food; B9 goes for the steal 8:54:11 but B8 puts a food on it….both try eating 8:54:41; B9 tries to pull it away from B8 8:54:55; B9 takes part of fawn to right side to eat 8:56:34 leaving B8 with a bone; tug of war 9:01:12; another tug of war initiated by B8 9:02:03; both kids go back & forth, both eat some; IR light on 9:05:46pm with both kids still on the nest eating, kids spent the night on the LB & RB.