May 31, 2017 (Wednesday)

Bel's Nest Log

(109 & 107 days) B9 lands on side of nest 6:26:52am, climbs to nest 6:27:17 & looks for nestovers; B8 in to LB 6:37:34, to nest 6:37:51; B9 to Y-nook 6:39:28 & B8 comes over to claim the nestover bones; B9 to nest 6:40:46; B9 claims bones 6:41:12; B8 to LB 6:41:35; B8 back to nest 6:42:41 & both pull on nest rails; B9 hunkers down & scratches rear on nest 6:44:42; B8 plays w/pinecone (or it's stuck on beak) 6:45:07; B9 to RB 6:46:11, B8 to LB 6:46:21; B8 to nest 6:47:27 & plays with "log" toy; B8 to LB 6:49:49 & hops to Cam branch 6:50:02; B8 to nest 6:54:34 & out BD 6:55:28; B8 in to 11:00-branch 6:57:25 & hops to nest 6:58:34; B8 to LB 6:59:11; B8 flies off 7:00:49 followed by B9 7:04:07; D in BD w/fish 8:19:48; B9 in to claim fish 8:19:51; D to LB 8:20:06; B9 jumps to 10:00-branch with the fish as B8 flies in BD 8:20:15; D flies off 8:20:39; B8 picks up "log" toy 8:21:40 then a bone 8:21:15; B8 to Y-nook 8:25:35, then to LB 8:26:04; B8 to nest B8 to nest 8:26:55 then to LB 8:27:21; B8 out 8:28:35; B8 in BD 9:59:18 w/B9 right behind 9:59:20, kids tussle then realize there's no food; B8 lays down 10:00:25; B9 hunkers down next to B8 10:00:28; B9 gets up 10:01:25; B9 lays down 10:02:30; B9 gets up 11:22:25 & hops to LB 11:22:43; B9 rouses on LB 11:24:04; B8 gets up 11:24:26; B9 flies off 11:25:01; B8 to LB 11:25:47, rouses 11:26:52 & flies out 11:27:11; B8 in BD 11:30:29; B8 plays with a stick 11:30:47; takes stick to Y 11:31:00; B8 goes to play with log toy 11:31:41; B8 to Y 11:33:07; hops up next to cam 11:33:13; chews on it a bit; Hops down to Y 11:34:06; B8 to LB 11:36:53; back to nest 11:37:33; B9 in BD 11:40:38; B9 lays down then back up as B8s tail hits him in the face 11:41:23; B8 lays down 11:47:44; B8 starts nibbling at B9 11:48:32; B9 nibbles back; B9 lays down 11:48:57; B9 gets up to start picking on B8 11:49:05; B8 gets up 11:49:27; B9 lays down 11:50:29; B9 up 11:58:15; both are watching something; B9 to LB 11:58:53; B8 to Y 11:58:59; B9 out 11:59:05; B8 out 11:59:43; D in FD w/squirrel 12:29:31; B8 lands on RSB just out of view 12:30:14; B8 to nest RSD and mantles over squirrel 12:30:40; B8 pulls squirrel to right side of nest 12:31:07; B9 lands on 11o'clock branch 12:59:13; B9 to nest and steals squirrel as dad gets out of the way to RB 12:59:18; D out 1:03:16; B9 takes pelt to left side of nest 1:04:18; Tug-o-squirrel 1:09:23; B9 wins; B8 tries to steal again 1:15:14; B9 swallows pelt 1:20:22; B8 goes to look if anything is left 1:23:55; B9 lays down 1:26:32; B8 moves a stick and lays down 1:27:04; B9 preens and gets some fluff stuck to his beak 2:04:03; B9 changes position 2:04:47; B9 gets up 2:15:51; B9 to RYB 2:17:17; shuffles to left to play with a stick right in front of B8 2:17:23; B9 hops to LB 2:18:08; B8 pulls B9s tail feathers 2:18:14; B9 ps 2:18:34; B9 hops to cam branch then goes to branch next to cam 2:19:10; B9 squees right next to cam 2:24:59; B9 out 2:25:22; B8 gets up 2:37:34; goes to Y 2:38:04; to nest 2:38:30; B8 ps 2:38:57; B8 to LB 2:42:21; B8 out 2:42:40; eaglets fly around nest following Mom 5:15:10; M in BD w/headless fish 5:15:15; B9 in BD & lands on fish 5:15:18; B9 sees B8 coming in BD & grabs the fish and flies off with it 5:15:26, B8 watches in disbelief, then mantles near M's empty talon 5:15:35; B8 looks over shoulder (still wondering how B9 got away with the fish?) 5:15:44; B8 blocks M from leaving 5:16:02 & asks for food; M hops to RB 5:16:52 & flies off 5:17:09; B8 checks the nest for food 5:18:17; B8 to Y-nook 5:19:16; B8 to nest 5:33:33 & flies out BD 5:36:14; M in FD w/fish 6:29:26; B9 in FD to claim it 6:29:39, then B9 turns as B8 comes in to grab it away 6:29:50; after moving next to her, B8 objects to M being so close & nips at her 6:34:15; M to LB 6:34:37 & out 6:34:49; B9 to Y 6:36:31; B9 steps down from Y 6:50:23; B9 steals the tail 6:54:27; B9 steals the tail 6:54:27; B9 swallows the tail 6:55:07; B9 steals another piece 7:00:26; B8 out BD 7:02:34; B9 finds a piece of string? and pulls on it 7:11:01; B9 lays in nest 7:13:34; gets up 7:51:01; B9 to LB 7:51:48; to nest 7:52:12; B9 out BD 7:52:27; IR comes on 9:16:55; several resets during the nights, last one at 11:14pm.