Monday - February 12, 2018

Per Sasha-D spent the night in nest tree. Per TNT: EARLY MORN-D lands on the left rail 4:24:17am as M softly greets him & they have a sweet little get-together; D to LB 4:26:40 & out 4:26:55. Egg roll 7:04:37; S/C #1-M calls to D 7:11:10, D lands on LB 7:11:16 & both chatter, M gets up 7:11:35, M flies out LSD 7:12:13 & D steps to nest, chirping heard as D moves over to eggs, D snuggles down 7:12:38; IR light off 7:24:25. S/C#2-M in to RB (hard landing)& D out BD 11:00:53, M hops one-legged to nest 11:01:09 (getting tangled up a bit in the rail in the process); she struggles to get positioned to check her eggs 11:01:41, she fluffs-n-rolls 11:02:21; M is finally snuggled down comfortably by 11:04:40, but not for long; M gets back up 11:06:43 & rolls-n-fluffs again (chirping can be heard), M snuggles back down 11:07:54; M vocal 11:11:03 as she appears to be tracking something flying around, vocal again 11:11:30; M calls out & chatters 11:32:33 as D flies in BD w/mangled squirrel 11:33:18; M continues to chatter while D moves a back rail stick 11:34:27, he appears to be sitting on M as he works on twigs, then he stumbles backwards over her 11:35:18 (poor Mom), M really squeeeing loud now; D hops to RB 11:35:43 & out 11:36:04. S/C#3-M gets up 2:46:35, calls for D; M out BD as D flies in to RB 2:46:50 then to nest; D gives the eggs a quick look & settles down 2:47:32. S/C#4-D gets up 4:12:47, rolls eggs (visible hole) as M flies in BD w/fluff 4:12:57 & startles D as he's snuggling down 4:12:58; D vocal (alert?) 4:13:27; D gets up 4:13:33 & out LSD 4:13:41; M gets stuck in twigs but finally makes it to the eggs for a roll 4:14:42, M snuggles down 4:16:33. Ground report per BEP: Dad went to perch branch turned right around and flew off to river. Maybe he knows baby soon and getting pantry ready. Deer still here too. Dang wish they would go to it.