Tuesday - January 2, 2018

Bel's Nest Log: EARLY MORN: Mom sleeping on the nest 12:30am; M wakes up 12:38:12am; M stands up 12:39:30, preens & scratches then looks around; M flies out LSD 12:41:09. MORN: D in BD 7:25:56; D lays down 7:27:59; D stands up 7:31:58; IR light off 7:33:01; D out BD 7:34:24; D in LB 08:32:51, D almost immediately lay's in nest bole 08:32:57, D shimmies into bole , 08:33:37; D gets up from bole 08:42:05, D out BSD 08:43:38; D in FD w/stk 9:31:55, pecks in the bole, gives it a super quick try-out, preens, sits & looks around, then out the BD 9:36:00; Cam1 reset 10:59ish; D in LB 11:00:11 & to nest 11:00:13, lays in bole 11:01:44; D still laying in bole 12:23:00; D out BD 12:40:20; M in FD 1:36:10; Watches around intently for a bit then out BD 1:56:40; D in BD 2:06:52; lays down 2:12:39; D gets up 2:21:21; D out BD 2:22:37; BEP ground report: Dad is doing much better but talon is still bent or out of place. Dad went up front and had a conversation with another adult eagle and they flew off towards the river; M in to LB on alert as another eagle veers off on AC 3:39:45; M hops to nest 3:42:42; D in FD w/stick 3:54:01; M backs onto right rail as D digs in bole 3:57:34; M hops to LB 3:59:47; M hops to nest 4:00:13; M out BD 4:02:19; D out BD 4:02 47; D in BSD 6:03:49; D lays in bole 6:04:20; Deer walking around on ground behind nest 6:05:26 to until IR comes on 6:10:16; D gets up watching probably M 6:18:34; M in to LB 6:18:54; D asks her where has she been 6:18:57; D snuggles back down 6:19:21; thinks better of it and gets up 6:19:44; M hops to nest 6:19:54; D hops to RB 6:21:39; M lays down 6:22:19; D hops to Y 6:25:08; walks across nest 6:25:21; D out BD 6:25:43.