June 11, 2017 (Sunday)

Bel's Nest Log

(120 & 118 days) per TNTalons & BEL-Cam 1 reset 3:35:03am (Cam 2 reset also); with headphones you can hear P's chatter 5:57:37-5:58:10am, then B's start squeeing; without headphones can hear B squeeing 6:04:12am, 6:04:30 & 6:05:30, sounds like both B's 6:06:02; IR light off 6:10:03am; B8 in to lower LB 6:10:32am (A/C 68:35:30-ish), enters nest under LYB 6:11:03, flies out BD 6:12:17am; squees heard 5:03:42pm & flyby shadow seen 5:03:52; B8 in to LB 5:32:30, to nest 5:32:57, sneezes 5:33:56; after checking for nestovers, B8 lays down 5:36:05; B8 stands up and squees 6:03:07; B8 squees again & B9 squees back while flying by 6:06:57; B9 flies by on left side 6:10:51; B8 lays back down 6:12:28; 9 in BD to join B8 on the nest 7:09:53pm; B9 lays down 7:18:39; B8 puts tail on B9 7:22:19 & B9 takes offense & there's a brief squabble; B8 PS 7:23:16; some beaking 7:28:25 when B8 wants to preen B9; B8 lays down 7:30:01; B8 takes B9's nestover 7:31:31; B9 gently beaks B8 7:32:29; B9 preens B8 7:33:05; B9 preens B8 some more (lol) 7:34:00; B8 tells B9 to stop 7:34:49; B9 preens B8 again 7:35:19 then bites at B9's talons 7:35:30; B9 lays down 7:50:37; B9 spots something 8:05:40; both B's track 8:06:36; B9 gets up 8:07:21; B9 hops to LB 8:07:41 & flies out 8:08:03; B8 gets up 8:15:06 & stretches; B8 hops to LB 8:16:25 & flies off 8:16:57; IR light on 9:23:19.

June 10, 2017 (Saturday)

Bel's Nest Log

(119 & 117 days) - Parents chatter in distance 6:05:07am; B calls for breakfast (away from nest), lol 6:07:07; IR light off 6:09:41; per JaniBop-8:34:15pm you can hear one of the babies having a fit (B9?); 8:34:32 you can hear the other one (B8?); IR light on 9:23:43pm.

Empty Nest All Day

June 9, 2017 (Friday)

Bel's Nest Log

B9 (6/9/17)

(118 & 116 days). IR light off 6:09:12am. Per BEL-M & D can be heard chattering 5:51:35am & 6:11:45; per Sasha-squeeing can be heard from a distance, one of our B's? 6:13:56; squeeing again 6:16:28; possible B fly-by under right side of nest 6:16:31; per Jani-one of the babies did a flyby about 2:07pm (A/C 28:33:00); 4:57:24 you can hear one calling out; again at 4:59:59; closer to nest @ 5:30ish for a good while. I thought I heard both; B9 in to LB 8:38:50; B9 to nest 8:39:00; B9 pulls a stick from left rail 8:40:11; and moves it to right rail; Hops around nest 8:43:05; B9 to RB 8:43:38; B9 out 8:49:16; IR comes on 9:23:04.

June 8, 2017 (Thursday)

Bel's Nest Log
(117 & 115 days old). Livestream cams are back up (9:33am Cam 1 time); B8 in BD 11:54:56; B8 to Y 11:56:31; to nest 11:56:59; lays down 11:57:37; B8 gets up 12:15:20: B8 out BD 12:16:09; IR comes on 9:21:36.

June 7, 2017 (Wednesday)

Best Buds even in the air - Photogragh by Gena Flanigen 6/7/17

Bel's Nest Log

Livestream cams are still down, times are from Approach Cam on UStream (refresh every 15 mins) at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/berry-nest-cam. 

(116 & 114 days) - per sela: one of the kids in the nest 6:06am; both kids in nest 6:15; both gone by 6:33; parent in nest 7:24; P leaves, possibly w/food, 7:25am; B8 in FD 11:26:17; D in to LB w/fish 11:31:21; B8 grabs it right away; D to nest 11:31:26; B8 rushes at D so he hops back to LB 11:31:33; D out 11:32:26; B8 to RB 12:08pm; B8 was gone when I next checked at 12:26 (later saw movement, was laying in nest); B8 back to nest 12:20:32; lays down 12:20:44; not sure when he/she left: B8 and B9 in FD 4:57:33; B9 out BD 5:35:16; B8 out BD 5:36:??; B9 in FD 6:15:31; B8 in to LSB 6:16:51; B8 to nest 6:17:26; both lay down shortly after that; both still on nest at 6:59:11; both are up and moving around 7:19:23; both still on nest at 7:28:49; B9 out BD 7:29:44; B8 out BD 7:49:47; B8 in under LB 8:48:50; B9 in to LB 8:48:52; B9 hops to nest 8:48:57; B8 to Y 8:52:43; B9 out FD 8:53:25; B8 climbs up cam branch 8:53:38; B8 out 8:53:45pm.

June 6, 2017 (Tuesday)

Bel's Nest Log

(115 & 113 days) - ALL Livestream cams are off line. M is on nest at 9:58:11am; one of the kids (B9?) comes in around 10:14:31 & M hops to the LB then flies off; B appears to be eating; B to LB 10:36:42am, back to nest 10:38 then to RB 10:39:20; M in FD w/fish 10:59:14; M walks to back of nest, B tussles with M & runs her out the BD 11:23:29; B9 to RB 11:27:45; B9 to nest 12:04:03 & B8 flies in & lands on left side branch 12:04:10 (making a guess it was B8 flying in, seems to have more white); B8 to nest 12:05:00; B8 lays down 12:05:28; B9 to Y/LB 12:06:32; B9 to nest 12:20:29 & lays down; B9 gets up 12:40 & hops to RB 12:40:50; B8 gets up & B9 still on RB 12:52; B8 to lower left branch, B9 still on RB 1:02pm; B9 to nest 1:16:59 & lays down; B8 out 1:30 & B9 hops to LB; B9 back to nest 1:31 then hops to left side branch 1:31, moves to lower branch 1:33-ish; B9 flies off 1:35; B8 in BD 2:39:36; D in FD w/fish 2:45:31; B8 rushes D and fish drops over side 2:45:32; D hops back to RB 2:45:33; B9 in to LB 2:45:35; B9 to nest 2:45:37; D out 2:46:03; B9 hops to RB 2:48:37; B9 to Y/LB 2:48:55; B9 to nest 2:49:33; B9 to RB 2:50:19; B8 to Y 2:55:34; B8 back to nest to lay down 2:58:55; B9 to nest 3:19:04; B8 to Y 4:08:12; back to nest 4:09:25; B9 to LB 4:30:55; B9 out 4:31:35; B8 lays down 4:32:10; B8 gets up 4:50:06; and back down 4:50:24; and up 5:26:01; and down 5:30:14; B8 gets up 5:38:51; B8 out BD 5:39:02pm.

June 5, 2017 (Monday)

Bel's Nest Log

One of the babies (B9?) on Mom's favorite perch.
Photograph by Bill Cameron

Cam 2 reset 3:20am, Cam 1 reset 3:31am (ApprCam not reset); B9 in BD 6:23:51am & finds some nestover 'sketti 6:24:50; B9 flies behind nest 6:25:23;B8 flies by on left side 6:37:13; B9 to RB 6:37:24; B9 squees & jumps to nest 6:37:33; B8 to nest 6:38:16, both check for nestovers; B8 to LB 6:40:08; B9 out BD 6:40:46; B8 out 6:41:00; great crested nuthatch visits 7:22:25; mockingbird visits 7:27:03; B8 in to LB 9:51:37; B9 in under LB 9:51:41 & B8 jumps out of the way ; B9 to nest 9:51:45; B8 to nest 9:52:00; B8 squats down, picks up stick & rubs rear on nest 9:52:36; B9 lays down 9:53:36; B8 lays down 9:53:57; B9 gets up 9:59:19 & finds nestover; B8 gets up 10:00:00 & takes nestover from B9; B9 to RB 10:02:35; B8 backs up onto LB 10:04:04; B8 to nest 10:06:22 still scrounging for nestovers , then to Y-nook 10:07:10; B8 back to nest 10:08:02; B9 to LB 10:08:40 & out 10:08:50; B9 flies out 10:09:00; M in BD w/mangled mess (roadkill mammal/rodent?) 11:35:39 & eats a few bites; M looks around for the kids 11:36:57 but they don't come in; M eats more 11:36:40; M picks up food & looks around 11:41:40 & then puts it back down 11:41:55; M eats some more 11:42:54; M picks it up again & looks around 11:43:40 then drops it; M eats again 11:44:17; M picks up food 11:52:04 & flies out FD 11:52:15; B9 in BD squeeing 12:24:17; B9 lays down 12:25:55; B9 stands up & squees as B8 come in BD 1:28:58; both squee 1:29:28; B8 squats down 1:29:58 then lays 1:30:14; B9 to RB 1:30:18pm.