Wednesday - April 4, 2018


(B10 50 days old) Per TNT/BEL - EARLY MORN: B10 is home alone and says laying down with the nest swaying wildly as wind picks up due to storm front moving through 1:30:30, rain seen a minute later; wind eases up & nest quits rocking as much 1:45:30; B10 stands up 2:28:20 to PS & flaps wings; B10 lays back down 2:32:07; Rocky appears on back of nest 2:55:18, runs up 9:00 branch then across nest to LB; Rocky is back on the nest 3:00:25-3:03:08, Rocky is back 3:05:10-3:05:28 & 3:08:03-3:14:07 (B10 sleeps on); B10 stands up 4:38:30, PS 4:38:50, rouses to shake off rain 4:39:01; & 4:39:17, lays back down to sleep 4:42:02; Cam 1 reset 5:43:12am. B10 sleeping soundly w/head tucked 5:45:00. MORN: B10 still sleeping w/head tucked as IR light off 7:10:55; B10 wakes up 7:16:50 & does a few crop drops, looks around; B10 playing w/fluff 7:39:05; wingercizing 8:16:35; moves a small stick 8:17:09; wingercizing 8:18:17 then rouses; B10 sits like a penguin until she moves over to back right rail where she pecks around 8:32:16; B10 in the pantry 9:09:40 tugging at nest-overs; B10 meanders around the nest checking things out, she finally lays down 9:24:49, still there at 9:33:41; M lands on LB 9:46:56 & is vocal, M hops to nest 9:47:10, vocalizes once 9:47:13 & B10 lays down, M continues to watch something around the nest; M stares at something overhead 10:05:41; B10 stands up 10:18:36; B10 PS 10:19:00 the plays with fluff; B10 lays back down 10:23:40; B10 crawls near M 10:35:35 & stick her head under M's tail feathers 10:36:07; M out BD 10:37:24; B10 wingercises 10:38:03-10:38:15; B10 walks to the back of the nest 10:40:17 and lays down 10:40:27; B10 moves to the front left side for a nap 10:56:39; B10 sits up to preen 11:51:23, stands up 11:51:48, PS 11:52:10, head to the back of the nest 11:52:34, lays back down 11:53:06; B10 perks up 12:58:32 then squees 12:58:51 as she watches D come in over RB w/squirrel 12:58:52, M flies in to LB squeeing 12:58:57; M hops to nest 12:59:01 and with B10 continues to squeee at D, D rouses 1:01:18, D to Y nook 1:01:32, M walks over & claims squirrel 1:01:40 as B10 yells about being hungry, M feeds B10 1:01:59; D hops from Y-nook to LB 1:02:19 then flies out 1:02:29; M offers B10 'sketti 1:03:09 & B10 tries to eat it, M a offers bigger bite 1:03:56 which B10 accepts, 'sketti still hanging out of her beak; M starts softly chirping 2:03:24, gradually increasing in volume; D in over RB w/headless fish 2:04:17 and is loudly greeted by M & B10; D moves to left side of nest (after fish stand-off with M) 2:07:17; M claims the fish 2:07:38 & pulls it over to the pantry as D starts eating squirrel 'sketti to clean up nest; B10 PS 2:11:25; D to LB 2:11:51 & out 2:12:07 (M & B10 immediately quit chirping); B10 lays down and looks out BD 2:12:42; M out BSD 2:51:03; M in to LB 3:30:08 & watches something flying nearby, preens while perched 3:31:03, hops to nest 3:31:19; M moves a stick to right rail, aerates 3:36:15; B10 PS 4:10:27; B10 bites fish tail 4:11:10 then nibbles it; B10 flapping wings 4:12:30; M goes to pantry 4:12:38 to eat/feed; M downs fish tail 4:17:44; B10 right wing stretch 4:58:04, preening, wingercizing too close to right rail 5:03:12; M pecks around in pantry 6:15:23 & feeds B10; B10 PS 6:19:37; M tries to gulp down squirrel pelt 6:29:53 but has to spit it out; M & B10 just hanging out together 7:00:00; B10 PS 7:06:19; M out BD 7:36:26; M in FD 8:09:00, M stands near B10 8:09:07 then digs in nest, B10 PS 8:10:11, then lays at M's feet; B10 beaks M 8:12:13; M moves to BD 8:12:33, M nips at a stick near BD 8:13:08 & B10 nibbles at M's feathers 8:13:14, M flies out BD 8:13:55; B10 tucks head to sleep 8:26:32; IR light on 8:28:20.