March 5, 2017 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log

Cam1 reset 3:23am, Cam2 reset 3:19am. M wakes up 6:08:50, checks the babies 6:10:43; M preens 6:11:58; IR off 6:49:08; M stretches left wing 6:49:39; M up 6:52:52; M to LB 6:53:41 & out 6:53:50; B8 PS 6:54:24; bonking 6:59:19, 7:01:31; S/C#1-D in FD w/coot 7:03:28, begins to defeather 7:03:48; B8 gets the first bite 7:07:04; B9 makes his/her move, gets first bite 7:13:39; S/C#2- M in LB 7:16:10; D to back LB 7:17:01 & out?; B8 tries to cuddle w/B9 & ends up bonking instead 7:19:09; M to nest 7:28:02, begins to feed 7:28:12; M gives sketti to B-right 7:31:50; B-left grabs a big piece from M 7:31:57; B-right trying to cast pellet 7:34:13; M moves a pine cone 7:55:01; feeding 9:00:06 (B8 lays over B9 to eat), B8 now has B9 in a headlock 9:04:21; B8 escapes the hold 9:05:40; B8 goes for a bite & gets bonked 9:07:02; D in FD w/fish 9:07:18, D to RB 9:08:15 & out 9:08:59; M grabs fish 9:12:32; B9 moves away for B8 and gets a bite 9:12:55, M feeds B8 after B9 turns down a bite 9:13:25; B9 ps 9:14:24 then M feeds both; S/C#3-D in FD w/rabbit 9:42:32, M out BD 9:46:11; M flies by behind nest 9:49:27; S/C#4- M in FD 9:49:41; D out BD 9:51:39; M rouses 9:57:54, M backs up onto Y-nook rails 9:58:09; nuthatch visit 10:55:47-10:56:32; M back to nest to beakplow the fluff 11:12:10; M stares intently at something 11:13:05; big PS by B-back 11:17:32; bonk 11:58:11; big bosoms and clown feet 11:59:41; B9 fluffing 12:05:40; B9 PS's right over B8's head 12:06:48; S/C#4-M out BD 12:22:55; D in from LS 12:23:14; D grabs some nestovers 12:23:27; B8 waddles over to Dad 12:24:16 and gets a bite, D feeds B8; B9 gets fed 12:27:58; D helps himself to nestovers 12:37:25; B9 gets fed again 12:37:47; S/C#5-M in BD w/fluff 12:44:08; D to LB 12:45:07 & out 12:45:25; M & babies enjoy the sun 1:30:00; Mom grabs the rabbit to feed the kids 2:07:56; feeding starts with B8 2:08:45; B9 heads over to eat 2:13:55 & grabs a bite 2:14:01; B8 gets a big bite 2:16:22; both eaglets watch M with awe as she eats 'sketti 2:16:50; Lady & The Tramp moment with B8 & M 2:17:30 - 2:17:50; M pulls some straw from B8's beak 2:18:28; B9's turn to eat 2:19:25; B9 tries to eat a huge bite 2:20:10 & 2:20:34 but M has to tear it into smaller pieces & ends up eating it at 2:21:18; feeding mostly over by 2:23pm but B9 is nibbling at some feathers; B8 starts a staring contest with B8 2:24:25; M swallows a coot foot 2:33:38; M to LB 3:31:05 & out 3:31:16; M in BD 3:32:20pm; B8 bellies up to the dinner table again 3:34:08; B9 heads to the table 3:39:36 & patiently waits for B8 to get full; B9 gets a bite 3:42:54; M to LB 4:33:16 & out 4:33:20, M in BD w/small forked-stick 4:42:40 & wakes babies up trying to place it; M to LB 5:01:50 & out 5:01:59; M in FD w/huge branch 5:10:00; M knocks over B9 with the stick trying to place it 5:10:40, then drops it on B9 5:11:14 before putting the stick at the BD; feeding time (nestover rabbit scraps) 5:21:35; M to LB 5:43:01 & out 5:43:12; M in BD w/fluff 6:03:00pm; M swallows coot foot 6:06:09; B8 ps 6:07:09; IR light on 7:04:12pm.

February 20, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log
Per BEL, Sasha68, JerriM, & JaniBop: M gets up, stretches & flaps wings 6:56:37am; M selects squirrel to feed for breakfast 6:58:39 (kids don't seem too excited & M doesn't insist); M flaps wings again 6:59:58 & 7:00:43; M to LB 7:01:02 & out 7:01:14, IR light off 7:01:45am, eaglets wrestle then snuggle 7:03:32, M in FD 7:08:43; M rouses 7:12:05; M carefully moves over to fluff-n-tuck in the babies 7:14:29; feeding 7:43am; (M has a downy feather on her beak 7:45:04 & eaglet seems distracted by it instead of the food, the fuzzy falls off & feeding continues); S/C#1-D in LB w/fluff 7:50:34, D to nest 7:50:39; D grabs the catfish head 7:51:12; D wants to snuggle the kids so M wraps up the feeding 7:53:55; M to LB 7:54:03 & out 7:54:10; D gets off fluff-balls after watching something in the distance 8:49:26; B8 starts bonking 9 8:49:35; D rouses 8:49:44; B8 has a feather caught in beak and begins to bonk D's leg feathers 8:49:47; D feeds nestover 8:51:05; B9 got in some bonking on 8 8:51:20; Both got fed very well by D; D shimmies onto bubs 9:00:07; S/C#2-M in BD with fluff 9:19:54; D chatters to M 9:19:58; D takes some fluff from M's beak & spreads it around 9:20:05; D gets off bubs 9:20:25; D out BD 9:20:40; M feeds nestovers to bobbles 9:58:20; Bonking starts by B9 and B9 failed and got bonked down by B8 9:58:45; B8 PS 9:59:42; Blue jay flies past outer right side of nest 10:03:44; M calls out in excitement over D coming in food 11:11:38; D in LB w/fish 11:11:54; B9 PS's 11:23:05; M feeds fresh fish to B9 while B8 sleeps 11:23:11; D sits behind bobbles 11:26:25; S/C#3-M to LYB 11:28:13; M out LB 11:28:23; B8 sticks it's head under D 11:40:44; D up and moves over to the fish 12:08:09, B8 PS at 12:09:44, D begins to feed the kiddos at 12:12:29; Eagle flew behind the nest at 12:12:15, little bonking by B8 at 12:21, D settles behind the kids at 12:22; S/C#4-M in FD w/squirrel 12:45:36, D talks to her & fills her in on his shift 12:45:45, D out BD 12:47:52; M sneezes 12:51:57-12:52:01; B8 begins to climb out of bole 12:53:01; M feeds squirrel & then fish 12:53:35; B9 PS's 12:54:31; M looks straight into C1 12:56:29; M accidentally bumps into B8 with her beak and B8 almost falls backwards 12:56:45; Both got fed & stuffed; B8 climbs out the rest of the way out of bole 1:03:02pm; Cam2-M covers B8 head with fluff 13:05:09; B8 head back into bole 13:06:21; Cam 1-B8 moves up nest rim & lays head on fish 1:13:08pm; B9 has a feather beard 1:13:43; M chases flies and taps on B8 beak and scares B8 to fall backwards 1:14:50; B8 bites at M's talons 1:33:17; B8 PS's 1:33:50; B9 ventures out 1:36:02; B9 inches closer to mom 1:40:17; M moves fish 1:43:16; M moves to bole to dig it out again 1:51:18; Feeding 3:05:51; M stretches 3:53:45; digs in bole 3:55:58; M plucks at squirrel 4:01:04; Feeding 4:04:02; M drops sketti on B8 4:22:13 and 4:22:30; M moves squirrel over B8 4:25:24; B9 eats 'cause B8 is too full 4:25:53; Sketti lands on B8 again 4:26:42 & on B9 4:27:04; M digs in bole 5:44:30; M ps 5:44:00; B8 makes its way toward mom 5:46:04; B9 ps 5:46:39; M moves in to cover B8 and pull him/her in 5:46:54; B9 crawls up to mom 5:49:2 & gets; under 5:49:58; S/C#5-D in BD w/catfish head 5:50:20; Feeding 5:59:54;M to LB 6:30:22; M out 6:30:37; D moves in next to babies 6:31:51; S/C#6-M in FD w/grass 6:34:47; D out BD 6:37:03pm.

May 22, 2016 (Sun)

Squeeing could be heard from our teens heading towards the incoming food. Let the games begin. Mom in front door with squirrel 6:40 a.m.; B7 smoothly glides into nest left side branch 6:41 and mantles his meal (not for long). B6 in front door 6:41 and goes in for the under belly steal. Tug-O-Squirrel begins 6:41; B7 gets his daily leg stretch in with the help of B6. As Mom gets shoved out of the way, she then decides to make a run for it, out the left side branch 6:41. Tug-O-Squirrel continues and more leg stretches for B7 6:42; B7 holds his talons firm into squirrel, like a knife stuck in wood. The Tug-O-Squirrel gets more intense with each teen pulling back to front across the nest. The war continues, B6 decides to switch tactics, from using her beak to her talons, she digs deep into the squirrel. B7 still has right talons dug deep and not letting go at the moment. B6 decides she will just start eating. B7 releases his bionic talon grip and gives it to B6 once again ‘cause he has faith more food will come, and he was right. Dad? in left branch with fish 6:48; B6 snatches fish from Dad’s talons and B7 goes for the squirrel. Dad out left branch 6:48; B6 eats fish and B7 gets the squirrel; B6 out left branch 7:23; B7 out left branch 7:40.

Dad in front door with squirrel 8:05, B7 in under left branch 8:05, B6 in front door, almost takes out Dad and steals the squirrel 8:05; Dad out LS 8:05; B6 moves squirrel to right side of nest 8:05; B6 still eating at 8:30; B6 moves 8:33 and B7 moves in for the pelt; B6 eating 'sketti, tail or sinew 8:33; B6 to left branch/out 8:36; B7 out or to back left branch 8:44; B7 on lower left branch 9:36, to nest 9:37; B7 out left branch 9:40; Mom in with mangled mammal-squirrel? 10:28; B7 in front door with B6 right behind, Mom almost pushed off nest 10:29; both B's eating, but Mom wants to feed them 10:33; B6 has a hissy fit 10:37; tug-of-war 10:43; Mom alerts - possible intruder 10:50; B7 to back branch or out 10:51; Mom still alerting 10:52; both B7 and Mom vocal 10:53, alert seems to be over by 10:56, Mom picks at food as B6 has another hissy fit 10:58; Mom out back door 11:10; B7 in to lower left branch 11:16, B7 to nest 11:18; B6 leaps to Y-crook 11:26, B6 moves to left branch and out 11:27. B7 gets up f/nap 3:05pm, to left branch 3:06, to nest to grab nestovers and back to left branch and back to nest 3:09pm; B7 leaves via back side of nest 3:42; B in to lower left branch 3:42, other B in to lower left branch 3:43, B6 to nest 3:44, B7 to nest 3:48; B6 to left branch/out 4:00; B7 to left branch/out 4:01; Mom in front door with fish 5:27, B6 in over RB, B7 to lower left branch and Mom to left branch 5:27, Mom out 5:29. B6 to left branch 5:46, B6 out 5:48, B7 to nest 5:48; B7 to left branch/out 5:51; B7 in left side of nest 6:05, B6 on lower left branch 6:07; B7 to left branch 6:15, B7 out 6:21; B6 to nest 6:22, B6 to left branch/out 6:24pm.