The Admins of both B3BB facebook and this blog are grieving the loss of our Little B, as is all of the Berry Eagle community and other sister eagle communities throughout the country. It is doubtful that we will be able to post Bel's Nest Log today; we hope you understand.
Bel's Nest Log: IR off 6:58:50; M feeds little one 7:02:25; PS from B10 7:04:43; B10 working on a pellet 7:07:42 M to LB 7:07:55; M out 7:08:10; B10 really works on getting that pellet up while M is gone; M in to LB 7:10:42; M to nest 7:11:05; M moves a stick 7:29:48; B10 still working on pellet 7:30; M starts calling for D 7:32:56.
S/C#1-D in to LB 7:33:00; M to LB/out 7:33:16 & out; D to nest
7:33:36; D feeds baby 7:34:39; D snuggles 7:37:53; D up 7:57:58; D feeds
7:58:31; Snuggles again 8:02:22; D gets up 8:06:09.
S/C#2-D out FD 8:06:30; Baby ps 8:16:42; M in FD w/coot 8:17:10; M
feeds B10 8:17:37; M snuggles with baby 8:25:37; Cam2: M feeds 10:28:14; M
starts calling 11:00:21; D in FD w squirrel 11:00:27; M to LB 11:04:23; M back
to nest 11:05:26; D feeds M 11:05:31; D out BD 11:07:37; D in FD w/fluff
11:12:43; M puts fluff on baby 11:12:53.
S/C#3-M
out FD 11:14:28; D feeds B10 11:18:42; D moves to right side of nest 11:22:10;
B10 naps under D's watchful gaze 11:25:20; D arranges the fluff around B10
11:20:36; D moves over to snuggle with B10 11:27:52; B10 naps contentedly in
front of D, waking up 11:56:33; B10 turns around to rest head on D 11:57:11;
B10 crawls under D 12:05:28; B10 disappears under D 12:08:14; D moves and B10
is in view again 12:09:30; D stares straight up over nest tracking something
12:59:32; D moves from bole to pantry area still watching something 1:00:19; D
feeds B10 1:01:04; D makes amusing movements & faces as he watches M fly
around 1:06:37.
S/C#4-M in LSD 1:07:04
and D chatters at her 1:07:08, D out BD 1:08:15; M rouses 1:10:17 as baby
chitters; B10 crawls under M 1:12:48; M steps over to pantry 1:13:52 &
feeds B10 1:14:08; B10 lays in pantry 1:15:16; M moves over to aerate nest
1:16:40, B10 moves to watch M 1:18:11; M uses beak to scoop B10 under her
1:20:19; B10 scooches from under M toward back of nest 1:21:47 then crawls back
near M; B10 moves closer to pantry 2:45:12; M keeps a watchful eye, stretches
her left wing 3:05:53; feeding 3:31pm; D in BD w/squirrel 3:32:38…and awesome
family time as M stands at the front of the nest, Dad at the back, with B10 in
the middle laying between 2 coot feet; M eats and then feeds B10 3:39, D moves
to right side of nest 3:40; Cam 1 reset 3:48: D starts puttering around the
nest (fluffing) 4:11:55 and M chirps softly; D moves to back of nest 4:13:31
then flies out BD 4:13:56 with M watching his every move once he leaves; M
moves to front of Y branch 4:19:10 and B10 is laying on pantry; B10 moves to be
close to M in center of nest 4:19:52; M makes her way over to pantry 5:46:39,
B10 backs up to PS 5:48:20 then it's feeding time w/coot on the menu; M
stretches 6:36:07 then offers B10 a few more bites (not very hungry though)
6:36:48, takes a few bites to placate M 6:41:39; M moves away from the pantry
6:45:47, fluffs the fluff then straddles B10; IR light on 6:55:07pm.
