Wednesday - April 25, 2018


(71 days old) EARLY MORN: B10 up w/feather in beak 2:48:39am for yoga stretch, shakes head & gets rid of stuck feather 2:48:53, preening 2:50:01, PS 2:52:44, head scratch 2:53:12 then rouses, lays down 2:54:20; tries to cough up pellet 5:06:09; MORN: yoga stretch while getting up 6:35:06, left wing stretch, wing flaps 6:37:59, happy little hop/flap to left side of nest 6:38:36, then wingersizing; head scratching 6:39:41, wingersizing 6:40:19; IR light off 6:43:13; branches to Y-nook 6:44:28; D in FD w/stick 6:49:10, B10 grabs D's talons, D gets away & goes to RB 6:49:48 & out 6:50:03; B10 back to Y-nook 6:51:35; turns around & hop/flaps over to right rail 6:54:52, hops down to nest 6:55:37; back to Y-nook for PS on cam pole 6:56:50; B10 still perched on Y-nook 7:27:00, 8:00:00; B10 steps to nest 8:31:55 & plays with a pinecone or old nestovers; after some flapping & hopping, B10 leaps across nest onto the Y-nook 8:41:06, flaps & walks up LB 8:41:33, flaps wings 8:42:38, then flaps & leaps to the nest & Y-nook & LB then back to nest 8:43:48; to Y-nook 8:44:50; to nest to pick up fluff feather 8:56:23; to Y-nook 9:01:01; to nest 9:02:23; to LB 9:14:38; B10 watches something 9:17:53, steps to nest 9:18:02 & squees as D flies in BD w/fish tail 9:18:06, D quickly drops the fish but B10 attacks his foot as D tries to hop away, D to RB 9:18:19 & out 9:18:40; B10 notices the fish tail and goes to it 9:18:45, self feeds 9:18:54; B10 is curious about the cam2 wires 9:36:14; nibbles at them 9:37:09, 9:37:44, 9:38:06: Lays down 9:44:53; 10:38:50 could see a little bird land on a tree behind nest upper right; Gets up 10:59:34; Hops to Y 11:00:20; Flaps wings 11:00:43 and 11:00:57 moving onto LB; Hops to nest for some serious wingersizing 11:01:34; ending up on Y 11:01:57; Hops to nest and goes to stand at back of nest 11:02:22; ps 11:06:04; hops to Y 11:08:54; Walks up LB 11:10:18; Flaps wings as s/he moves farther up LB 11:10:56; Flaps wings enjoying the breeze 11:34:35; Turns around then hops to nest 11:34:55; more flapping 11:35:25; Stands at back of nest until s/he moves to center to lay down 12:11:08; Gets up 12:29:37; Rouses 12:37:24; Stands at back of nest then moves to stand by the BSD 12:45:14; Preens and looks around until... M in LSD 1:00:23 & B10 attacks her empty talons, B10 nibbles M's leg feathers 1:01:56, M hops to RB 1:02:07, B10 cranks up the volume 1:03:04, M flies off 1:03:07; B10 rouses then a stretch and a hop across nest 1:06:24; Leaps from back of nest to Y then flaps wings stopping on LB 1:07:56; moves farther up LB 1:08:28; Cam 1 reset 1:09pm; hops to nest 1:09:21; Opens wings to feel the breeze 1:25:48; Wingersizes 1:26:09; Stretches and hops to Y 1:26:16; Wingersizes up LB, to nest for a few then back to LB 1:26:22; Stays on LB until flaps wings 1:36:32 then walks down to nest 1:36:52; ps by 11 o'clock branch 1:37:16; hops across nest 1:37:21; to Y 1:38:02; to nest to lay down 1:47:28; up 1:48:35; carries something to Y to nibble on 1:49:06; plays w/twig then steps onto Y 1:50:05; walks across nest 2:23:14; Attacks nest stuff and finds a pinecone to play with 2:28:45; hops around nest w/pinecone in talon 2:29:20; hops and flaps around nest w/pinecone in mouth 2:31:35; hops to Y 2:33:13; catches some air 2:34:37; lays down 3:09:02; stands up then hops to Y 3:14:43; Wingersizes stopping at back left side of nest 3:28:39; hops back to Y 3:29:22; rouses then major wingersizing 3:30:43; hops to RY rail 3:31:34; walks back to nest 3:57:59; hops back to Y 3:59:41; PS 4:01:08; Cam 2 reset 4:01:33, Cam 1 reset 4:02:21; B10 pounces on big stick in nest 4:04:21, spreads wings, then to Y-nook 4:04:40; interested in something under the LB 4:05:31; grabs nestover w/talon 4:06:17; slight stumble to Y-nook 4:06:51, practices using talons 4:07:07; head scratch 4:08:27; lays down 4:12:17, gets up & moves to back of nest to lay 4:17:33; still resting at 4:31:00; rest time over, B10 gets up 5:11:52, stands on one leg w/wing stretched 5:11:58 & yoga stretch; attacks big stick w/left foot 5:12:37; head scratch 5:12:50; another stick attack both feet 5:13:19, another yoga stretch then hop across nest 5:13:24; soaring wings 5:13:29, big time wingersizing & catching good air 5:13:36, 5:14:21, 5:14:52 & again 5:17:34 (she's having too much fun!); lays down 5:20:51; Cam 1 reset 6:37:19; PS out the BD 7:36:52, lays down 7:37:35, gets up 7:55:34 & hops on big stick, then a few wing slaps; moves big stick 7:57:58; lays down 8:00:24; IR light on 8:43:49pm.