Thursday - April 5, 2018
(B10
51 days old) Per TNT/Bel/Jani - EARLY MORN: B10 wakes up briefly 12:01:42am for
a left wing stretch; wing slap 12:06:05 then a couple crop drops &
preening; PS 12:15:44; back to sleep w/head tucked 12:18:41; nest tree really
swaying 1:00:03; B10 up peering into the darkness 1:47:24; PS 1:47:39; Cam 1
reset 1:51:38; B10 slept soundly through the night; IR light off 7:03:58; D in to LB 7:43:47, D flies off
without going to nest 7:45:52; B10 opens her beak, then starts shaking her head
8:45:37, casts pellet 8:45:48; M in FD w/stick 8:47:54, B10 nips at M's legs
8:49:16 as M moves to dig in nest, B10 turns head upside down to stare at M
8:50:26, B10 flaps wings 8:50:55, M move a stick & B10 tries to take it
8:51:58, M moves something else & B10 grabs it 8:52:11; M to LB 8:52:50
& out 8:52:56; wingflaps 8:55:20 then a stumble; B10 watches some birds
flying on the right side of the nest tree 8:56:17, some bluejays land on back
branches 8:57:12; M in to LB 9:20:14; D
in BSD w/mangled UFO 9:21:58, B10 gives a little mantle & grabs it; D
rearranges a back rail stick 9:22:45; D to LB 9:23:54 & out 9:24:00; in the
meantime, B10 has been nibbling on UFO; M
hops to nest 9:32:21 & claims food 9:32:31, M feeds B10 9:33:09; M backs up
to stand on Y-nook 10:51:44; M to nest 12:22:28pm & out BSD 12:23:09;
Shadow of intruder seen as it approaches to land on nest tree 1:16:30, branch
bounces as juvie intruder lands 1:16:35; B10 sits up to stare at juvie intruder
1:17:01 starts softy calling for M; PS 1:23:07; B10 hops to back of nest to
preen & get a better look at juvie 1:25:33; B10 flaps wings 1:32:55 then
starts preening, keeps looking up at intruder; P (looked like M to me) flies in
and chases off intruder (back left side of nest on Cam1, left side on ApprCam)
1:44:56, M lands in nest alerting 1:45:21 and B10 hits the deck, an eagle flies
over nest right after M landed (appr cam); M still alerting and B10 still
laying down 2:45:00; M turns to look out right side 2:49-ish & she appears
to be calming down; B10 more relaxed, too & stretches out left wing
3:01:51; Cam 1 reset 3:18pm; B10 wing flaps 3:25:15, PS 3:25:39; M scratches
head 3:29:21; wingercizing 3:41:16; M spreads wings to cool off 4:07:05; B10 PS
4:28:13; M & B10 just hanging out 4:45:21; B10 nibbles at M 5:07:38; B10
picks up something 5:08:08; M to LB 5:08:25; M out 5:08:31; B10 nibbles at a
pinecone 5:17:21; Lays down in pantry 5:21:35; D in BD w/fish 6:37:26; B10
grabs it right away; D takes it back and starts feeding 6:37:44; B10 ps
6:43:34; M in FD w/fluff 6:44:28; B10 grabs her talon; D out BD 6:45:55; M out
BD 6:51:11; M in to LB 6:52:34; M watching something intently 6:59:18; M turns
around 7:01:15; M out 7:01:18; B10 moves a stick 7:06:20; Fly bys behind nest -
dad? at 8:22:28 and mom? at 8:22:50. IR light off 8:27:23; Cam 1 reset
8:32:18pm &
again 9:18-ish. B10 sleeps comfortably for the rest of the evening, only waking
up a few times to preen. B10 PS 11:59:35, scratches head 11: 59:51.
