April 24, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log

Photograph by Gena Flanigen

(72 & 70 days old) B9 spent most the night on the LB, while B8 spent time between the nest & back rail, head scratch 6:45:44am; B9 to nest 6:46:34, to LB 6:47:39, wing flaps 6:48:54; B8 to RB 6:49:17; B9 rouses 6:50:22, moves up LB out of cam view 6:50:37; B8 PS 6:50:55 then flaps wings; B8 to LB 6:51:10; IR light off 6:54:25; B9 to nest 7:34:14, wing flaps & wingercizing, grabs stk & perches on it 7:35:08; B8 to nest 7:35:43; B8 curious about the stick B9 is perched on & B9 starts biting off pieces of it & playing with it; B8 to LB 7:37:54; B's interested in something off nest (P?) 7:38:52; B9 to RB 7:40:05; B8 to nest 7:40:47; B8 plays with B9's stick 7:41:05; B9 jumps back to nest 7:43:44 to reclaim the stick; B8 to Y-nook 7:44:38 then moves up LB; B9 to LB 7:49:00; B9 moves over to RB 7:52:05am; B9 moves up RB out of view 8:23:05; B8 wing flap & squeees 9:20:49 as D(?) arrives via FD w/HUGE fish 9:20:53; B9 pounces on it 9:20:56 & squeees in delight & frustration because she needs it unzipped; D(?) out BD 9:22:18; B9 tugs at fish 9:22:42, then stands on it trying to figure out what to do with it; B9 tries starting with fish head 9:24:38; B9 making progress & gets a bite at 9:25:32; B9 tries hopping with the fish 9:32:50 (still not much progress); B8 to nest 9:35:46 to check out fish & B9 finally getting a few bites; B8 tries to take the fish 9:36:29 & B9 steps off it; B8 claims the fish & drags it to pantry 9:37:05; B9 jumps to LB 9:37:45; B9 jumps to RB 9:38:20 & jumps further out 9:38:41; B9 moves further out (only one talon showing) 9:39:11; D in BD w/fish #2 9:46:56 & B9 jumps down to get it; D to RB 9:47:51 & out 9:48:04; B9 tries to figure out how to eat the fish 9:48:30; B8 comes over to check out fish #2 9:49:37 & tkes it 9:49:40 but B9 puts a foot on it & they tussle over it with B9 winning; B9 tries to drag it away 9:50:30; B9 moves fish to right side of nest 9:51:14 then back to the middle (more dragging than eating going on); B8 goes to LB 9:53:12 and B9 attacks fish #2 9:53:41; B9 starts eating on unzipped fish #1 9:54:01; B8 hops to nest & claims fish #2 9:54:19; B9 mock charges B8 9:54:53, B8 doesn't miss a beat; B9 goes back to fish #1 9:55:25 while B8 plays with fish #2 then starts eating it; B8 to Y-nook 10:07:42 then moves to LB; B8 moves out of view 10:10:15; B9 to RB 10:15:16 & out of view 10:16:03; B8 PS 11:13:08 & jumps to nest 11:13:10; B8 nibbles at fish #1 11:14:05 then balances on wobbly rail 11:14:22 & then goes back to nibbling on fish; B8 hops from back rail to LB 11:18:50; B8 to nest 11:19:16 & back to LB 11:19:39; B8 to nest 11:22:05; B8 climbs to LB 11:24:33 next to B9; B8 moves over to LB 11:26:53 & out of sight 11:27:10; B9 S 11:39:14 & to nest 11:40:01 & grabs fish 11:40:22 & starts nibbling; B9 to LB 11:51:08; B9 to nest 11:51:29 & heads to back rail; then jumps to wobbly stick 11:51:59 and moves around the nest; B8 moves down LB 11:53:04 & jumps to nest 11:53:11; B9 grabs fish 11:53:29 & finally decides to eat on wobbly rail; B9 sees D & starts squeeeing 11:56:51; D in BD w/headless fish #3 11:56:56; d to LB 11:57:59; B8 leaps to LB next to D 11:58:31; B9 rushes across nest to wobbly stick to yell at D 11:59:28; D out 11:59:59; M in BD w/headless fish #4 12:06:16 & B9 rushes her & yells; B9 gets louder & B8 chimes in when M moves a fish 12:07:03; after M catches her breath a bit she starts feeding B9 12:08:06 & B8 comes down to join the 12:08:18; M feeding B9 fast enough to quiet B9 down a bit 12:09:10 while B8 starts self-feeding; B8 tries to steal the fish M has but she keeps control 12:10:05; B8 eating on his own 12:10:38 & M continues to feed B9; B8 PS 12:20:10; B8 to Y-nook 12:20:16; B9 is finished eating & chitters at M 12:25:01 & then runs to Y-nook 12:25:12; B9 PS 12:25:50; B9 leaps to back of nest 12:26:16 as M looks around at the messy nest; B9 to RB 12:26:53; M to LB 12:27:17 between the babies & then she flies off 12:27:24; B9 moves up RB 12:28:01; D in BD w/headless fish #5 1:30:10; B8 comes down to nest 1:30:19 while B9 yells from RB; D starts eating fish 1:31:06; B8 hops over & gets on LB 1:31:13 & wingercises; a fussing B9 jumps down to nest 1:31:48 to be fed by D; B8 joins them 1:32:15; D out BD 1:38:51 & both kids watch him fly away; B9 to LB 1:40:41 as B8 eats some fish; B9 moves up out of view 1:41:45; B8 to LB 1:45:04 & B9 wings are stretched out over B8; B8 to nest 1:50:49; B9 to nest 2:24:47 & lays down next to B8 2:24:56; kids track something flying 2:40:55; B9 flaps & jumps 2:41:40 & B8 still tracking something; B8 to LB 2:42:30; B9 to Y-nook 2:42:41 then back to nest; B9 to RB 2:43:43; B9 moves out of view on RB 2:44:34; B8 moves out view on LB 2:52:58; B8 to nest 3:43:52; B8 to LB next to B9 3:44:18; B8 jumps to nest 3:44:53 & walks back up RB 3:45:18 & back to nest 3:45:57; B8 lays down 3:47:38; D in FD w/headless fish #6 3:58:41 & B9 jumps from RB & rushes D (B8 stays laying down); D starts picking up pieces of fish from front-left side of nest 3:59:00 & feeding them to B9; D still on side of nest cleaning up crumbs 4:00:23 & climbs back u 4:00:30; D cleaning up side of nest again 4:01:00 (with B9 yelling in his ear); D climbs back up to nest 4:04:11; D picks up fish head & feeds B9 4:04:35; B9 tries self-feeding 4:05:27 then D feeds B9 some more 4:05:56; D to LB 4:07:25 & out 4:07:37; B9 to Y-nook 4:11:06; B9 to nest 4:11:52; B9 hops & flaps up to RB 4:14:43; B9 moves up RB out of view 4:20:33; B8 gets up 4:39:33 & steps up to LB 4:39:52; B8 PS 4:41:08; B8 to nest 5:14:20 & lays down 5:14:30; (don't know when B9 went up LB or when I mixed them up, lol)…B9 to nest 5:29:08 & lays down next to B8; B9 moves the divider stick while eating fish 6:22:30; D in FD w/fish head 6:45:05; B9 talks to D while B8 gets up 6:45:28 & B8 hops to RB; B8 flap/hops to LB 6:46:06; B8 PS 6:46:40 then wingercises. Cam 1 reset 9:16:24pm. After looking around for a while, D starts on the fish head and feeds B9 while h/s is still laying down 7:04:47; little nuthatch? on right side of nest 7:14:53; B9 gets up 7:21:45; B9 ps 7:21:56; B9 to RB 7:22:29; moves farther up RB 7:22:57; Moves almost out of cam view 7:23:55; out of view 7:25:03; B9 continues chirping from the RB to dad as he works on the fish; B9 stretches a foot into view 7:35:36; D to LB 7:41:15; D out 7:41:26; B9 hops to nest and lays down 8:04:05; B8 ps 8:44:07; B8 hops to nest 8:44:16; IR comes on 8:48:19. 

March 26, 2017 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log

Cam1 reset 3:22:18. M calls to D 6:59:43, 7:01:30, 7:02:25, 7:07:19, 7:08:25, & 7:09:58; B-left (B8?) stretches right wing over B9 momentarily; M calls out to D again 7:11:50; M to LB 7:12:21 & out 7:12:35; B8 gets up 7:12:44, rouses, scratches an itch & preens; B8 also preens; B9 PS 7:14:19; B8 gets up 7:14:52, rouses; B8 PS 7:16:24, wingercises; B9 casts pellet 7:16:52; B9 plays w/twigs 7:19:43, crop drops 7:19:59; IR light off 7:20:46; B9 crop drop 8:16:18; D in FD w/huge fish 8:44:26, B9 mantles & gets the first bite 8:44:42; B8 being very polite during the whole feeding, lots of soft squeeing from the B's as they eat; B9 steps away from the table 9:04:30; B8 steps away from table 9:06:39; B8 on back rail for PS 9:07:37; B9 goes to pantry 9:08:52 & helps himself to more fish; D to LB 9:09:19 & B9 squees big time at him; D out 9:09:26, B's track his departure;  B9 wingercizes 9:10:43, 9:12:18; B8 down to rest by 9:26:30 while B9 continues to watch the world go by; B8? to pantry for a bite 10:09:05; D in BD w/partial fish? 10:09:17, both B's eat; B8 steps away from table first, then B9 at 10:20:31; B9 PS 10:20:58; B8 PS 10:21:22; D drags a nestover back to pantry 10:22:09 & eats; D out BD 10:27:16; B's in a cuddle puddle by 10:38:00; B's still resting 11:16:00; B8 PS 12:57:15, gets up on right rail 12:58:22, wing flaps then steps off rail, more wingercisizing 12:59:02; D in BD w/mangled ufo 1:16:49; B8 snatches it & self-feeds; D to LB 1:24:08 & out 1:24:47 w/B9 squeeing at him; B9 waddles up to B8 for a closer look & steal a few bites; B8 finishes eating 1:38:38; 1:28:30; M in FD 1:54:33; M grabs fish tail and feeds B8 1:55:26; B9 starts eating 2:00:16; B9 moves a pine bough 2:13:00; M fluffs nest 2:16:43; B8 ps 4:14:26; B9 ps 4:21:46; M to LB 5:15:28; M out 5:15:36; B8 ps 5:29:49; M In FD w/fish head 6:57:47; B8 grabs it 6:57:51; M takes it back 6:57:57; B9 gets the first bite 6:58:25; IR 8:23:21; B8 grabs a pine stick and moves it 8:24:38; plays with it 8:25:04; M to LB 9:02:35.

June 4, 2016 (Sat)

Mom in side door with fish 1:08pm, B6 in squeeing right behind her at 1:09. Mom to right branch/out at 1:19; B6 to left branch/out at 1:20. B6 in to back branch at 7:58, to nest 7:58, to LB 7:58 and out at 7:59pm.

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. 

May 21, 2016 (Sat)

One of the B's - Photograph by Gena Flanigen

Both B’s spent the night in the nest tree perched on left side of Y branch; however, B6 was more than restless. B6 down to nest at 3:09am, lies down, then to Y crook and then RB at 3:12am; B6 to nest 3:13am and back to left branch; B6 to nest 3:31am and lies down again; to Y crook 6:02am. B7 to nest 6:18am; B6 to nest from Y crook 6:19am. B's play with a fish bone. B6 to Y crook 6:25 then moves to left branch 6:26am. B6 out 6:32; B7 to left branch 6:32 and out. Dad in left side with small fish 6:39; B7 in left side just a squeeing 6:39; B7 swallows fish whole 6:39. B6 in left branch squeeing and almost takes Dad out 6:39. Dad out left branch 6:39. B7 to left branch 6:43, out 6:44. B6 to left branch 6:46, out 6:46. Little bird (pine warbler?) back for more nesting supplies 8:40; B6 in left branch 12:06pm, out 12:08. B7 in left side branch, to nest. B7 up squeeing loudly 12:36, out front door 12:36; fly by behind nest 12:39; B7 in back door 2:33; B7 up squeeing 4:02, M in back door with fish 4:02, B7 mantles fish, B6 squeees in right side 4:02, B6 for the fish steal 4:02, M to left branch 4:02, M out 4:04; B6 out front door 4:40. M in right side with food 5:18, B6 in front door and Mom to crook 5:19; Mom to left branch 5:19,  out 5:20; B6 trying to steal, pulling tail feathers 5:21; B6 gets the steal 5:29; B6 out front door 6:45; B7 out left side and toward Approach Cam 6:54pm; B7 in front door. B6 lands on side or under nest; B7 out back door 8:46; eagle chatter in the background 9:17pm. 

May 20, 2016 (Fri)

Dad came in the side door at 6:20 a.m., ate some nest-over squirrel, looked around, and was out by 6:26 a.m. B7 flew in from the left at 7:00. B7 messed around with the squirrel carcass, and was tracking at 7:16; he went up to a branch and out with the carcass in his beak at 7:18. Dad comes in the side door with a fish at 8:00, and both the B's came in screeing right behind him, first B7 then B6. B6 steals fish. Dad makes a hasty departure at BRB 8:01. There was a tug-o-stick at 8:18. B7 went to the back branch; not sure if and when he left. Dad returns with half of a fish at 9:04. B7 in the front door and Dad out the back door at 9:05. B7 to left branch 9:19 then to nest and out 9:21. Something flies by in background at 9:24. B6 to left branch 9:29, out 9:31. Goldfinch or Pine Warbler at 10:40. B7 in left side 1:40 p.m., lays down to rest his tired talons. B7 out back door 1:49. B7 back in left side door 1:56; B6 in left branch 1:59pm. B7 squeed at B6 as if she was supposed to be bringing in lunch or he is complaining; another tussle 2:00 (17:34:37). B6 out left branch 2:04. B7 stayed a while and took a nap, jumped up to left side of nest at 2:54 and out upper left side of nest at 2:55. Pine Warbler to nest-depot to get more supplies at 5:26. B7 in left branch 6:15pm, B6 in left branch 6:16; B's tussled 6:17 over nothing, or maybe a fish bone? B6 out left branch 6:26 and B7 followed a minute later. B6 in front door 8:38, goes to back branch 8:39. B7 in side door 8:44. B6 in left branch 8:44 and down to nest at 8:45. B6 to left branch 8:47; B7 to right branch 9:10 p.m. B7 back to nest 10:11 p.m.

May 19, 2016 (Thu)

Babies didn't stay on the nest for the 3rd night; per RMLinda's ground report, both babies perched on Mom's favorite tree at 8:00am; B7 in left side 8:14am, B7 out 8:39; D in with a squirrel 8:40am, B7 in on right side of nest 8:43am, B6 in left side and Dad out BD 8:42am; Dad in BD with squirrel #2 8:47am, D out 8:49am. Dad in LB with half a squirrel 10:40am, B6 in LB 10:43am, B7 in on outside nest branch 11:14am, B6 to outside nest branch AP cam (14:33:41), B7 to nest 11:16am. Dad out right side of nest 11:20am. Mom in right side with fish 4:59pm, Mom eats the fish at 5:00 and downs the tail at 5:07pm. B6 comes squeeing all the way home at 5:09pm to eat only to find out Mom ate it all, learns a valuable lesson, "you snooze, you lose, young lady!" B7 in side door 5:10pm, Mom out from right branch at 5:10pm… maybe she can't take the squeeing acoustic surround sound; B7 hops to nest at 5:16pm, B6 hops up to the left branch at 5:24pm and leaves, B7 heads out the back door at 5:36pm. B7 in to back branch 8:28 pm, then to nest 8:29pm, and then out back door at 8:31pm.