June 1, 2017 (Thursday)

Bel's Nest Log

(110 & 108 days) Cams reset 7:49am; B9 in BD 8:22:02, looks around, to LB 8:25:15; B8 in FD 8:26:02; B9 to nest 8:26:45; B8 plays w/mini-log 8:27:03, B9 tries to join in but B8 drags it away 8:27:15; B9 messes w/fawn leg 8:29:41; B8 takes it from B9 8:29:59 & nibbles on it, B8 walks away & B9 gets the leg 8:31:03 & nibbles on it; B8 moves back towards B9 & the leg 8:31:38 & grabs one end; tug-o-leg 8:32:04, B8 gets it & goes to Y-nook 8:32:12, nibbles on it; B9 grabs another leg from the pantry 8:32:53 & nibbles on it; B8 to nest 8:37:48; B9 to LB 8:39:31, looks like she grabs a short piece of twine, takes it to the nest & tries to eat it; B8 watches B9 to see what's going on 8:40:38; both B's peck around in the pantry 8:42:16; B9 to RB 8:44:22 & out 8:49:58; B8 to LB 8:46:56 & out 8:47:17; nest is empty @ 10:10:00; D in BD w/mangled duck/duckling 11:11:43; D eats since no kids come home; D eats/swallows pelt 11:24:28; D tracks 11:42:20; B9 in to 11-branch 11:42:47; D to LB 11:42:49 & B9 to nest squeeing; B8 flyby 11:43:36 skimming branches landing in tree behind nest top of screen to the right of the cam 2 branch; D out 11:43:47; You can see B8 moving in tree behind the cam2 branch 11:45:15; Cam 1 goes black for several mins 11:45:36, when it resets 12:03:17, both B's on the nest laying down & squeeing; B's still laying & squeeing periodically at 12:18:00; B9 gets up 12:51:12; B9 to LB 12:51:26; B9 out 12:57:40; B8 gets up 1:24:35; to LB 1:25:43; to nest 1:48:25; B8 to RB 1:49:49; to nest 1:50:25; to Y 1:52:13; to nest to play with a stick 1:52:35; B9 in to 11 o'clock branch 2:20:35; B9 to nest 2:21:30; B8 nibbles at sticks at Y 2:24:05; B9 to LB 2:24:41; B9 out 2:24:55; B8 to Y 2:49:38; to cam branch 2:49:51; B8 hops to LB 2:51:08; B8 out 2:51:20; B8 in FD 3:45:56; D in FD 3:46:01 w/fish; D out from left side rail 3:46:34; B8 tracks D's departure then starts in on the fish 3:47:13 & and eats the whole thing; B8 out BD 4:28:51; B8 in FD 5:05:54, nibbles on nestovers, out BD 5:09:05; B9 in BD 6:11:45, squees & pecks around at nestovers 6:12:40; B8 in & perches on LB 6:13:15, to nest 6:14:17; B9 totes around a nestover 6:14:38 while B8 pecks around in pantry; Cam 1 reset 6:21? - chatters & Max discussed seeing a small vehicle of some kind driving around the nest tree but I didn't see it; B8 to Y-nook 6:25:31, to nest 6:26:08; B9 lays down 6:27:17; B8 out BD 6:27:24; B9 up 6:47:03, squees, pecks around & explores 6:47:24, out BD 6:59:46.