Wednesday - May 23, 2018

(99 days old) IR light off 6:24:10am. B10 in FD 6:35:45, finds nestover fish 6:36:24 & eats it, drags out mangled nestover squirrel 6:41:26 & picks at it half-heartedly, then decides she doesn't have any other choice & starts to eat it 6:44:31; picks at squirrel tail 7:10:57; finished eating, B10 pulls on a stick 7:12:51 then feaks on LB; B10 hops on LB 7:19:46; rouses 7:20:48, hops to nest 7:20:56; lays down 7:23:41; B10 hops up squeeing 7:59:59, M in FD w/fish 8:00:04 which B10 grabs immediately, B10 nips at M 8:00:36, nips again 8:00:46, B10 grabs fish w/talon and hops it across nest 8:00:55, turns back at rushes over to bite M 8:01:02, picks up fish in beak 8:01:07 & runs around nest, ending up by M again; nibbles M's shoulder again 8:01:45 before eating a few bites; M moves away 8:02:00; B10 semi-mantles, flaps & hops 8:02:15, rushes M again 8:02:35; B10 picks up fish in beak & runs over trying to push M off the nest 8:02:59; after much flappings, M finally gets to y-nook & out of B10's way 8:03:09; B10 looks down for the fish and sees that she's holding a stick instead 8:03:19; B10 spots the fish & runs to get it 8:03:52; M hops back to nest 8:04:24 & finds nestover squirrel 8:04:38 as B10 yells at her; M offers B10 a non-existent bite w/B10 accepts 8:04:54, M feeds B10 a bite 8:05:17; B10 heads to y-nook 8:05:38, back to nest 8:05:45 to nibble on M's tail feathers; M gobbles down nestover squirrel 8:06:47 but has trouble with the tail, M picks up fishtail 8:07:52 and B10 has a fit, rushes over & grabs the fish; M still trying to swallow squirrel tail 8:08:09, finally gets it down 8:09:20; M eats more of the pelt 8:09:31; B10 runs to right side of nest 8:19:17 then turns back to bite M's wing 8:19:22; B10 turns to look at M upside down 8:19:38 then nips at her again; M finds more nestovers 8:20:31 hold out beak for B10 to steal the food 8:20:45; B10 feaks on LB 8:22:25; B10 yells & tries to bully M off the net 8:24:24 and ends up draping wing across M; B10 pulls at M's shoulder feathers 8:24:54, M ignores and feaks on LB 8:25:06; B10 nips at her again 8:25:51; M moves out of the way 8:25:56; M offers B10 more nestovers 8:26:28 & B10 snatches it; M digs in nest 8:26:57; B10 nibbles on M's shoulder again (more gently) 8:35:34; B10 hops to LB 8:36:07, back to nest 8:37:42, back to LB 8:37:58; back to nest 8:39:32; grabs and tugs at M's toe 8:39:35; B10 picks up a stick 8:40:08 and tries to move it to the left but it keeps springing back; B10 backs onto Y nook 8:43:03; turns around an goes up LB 8:43:07; hops to nest 8:43:19; squats down to nibble in nest 8:43:26; up and moves to pantry 8:43:52; lays down next to M 8:45:47; gets up 9:14:31; spreads wings and flaps them at M a few times 9:14:58 and 9:15:06; Wingersizes 9:15:12; Jumps at M hitting her chest 9:15:37; nips at M 9:15:48; snuggles against M 9:15:54; M moves back as B10 nips at her 9:16:00; B10 moves closer making M flap wings 9:16:07; B10 nips at M's wing 9:16:34; B10 ps off left side 9:17:21; B10 flies onto 11 o'clock branch 9:23:19; cam1 reset 9:32am; a fussing B10 hops back to nest 9:34:30, runs to M and ducks head; nibbles on stick then B10 lays down 9:35:36; B10 repositions 10:24:07 and lays back down; B10 gets up 11:05:00, PS's 11:05:15, pesters M 11:05:22; squats down 11:05:56 then stands back up squeeing; M crop drops 11:06:25 & B10 fusses at her; B10 hops 11:06:48 then waggles tail; B10 tries to get under M 11:08:33, gives up on pushing her off & goes to play with some sticks 11:09:03; B10 tries to pick up stick that is under M 11:09:33; tugs at M's talon 11:09:52 and11:10:04 then nibbles on her feathers and wing; B10 keeps on preening M until she moves 11:12:44; B10 decides to pick around in the nest 11:13:04; moves back to pester M 11:14:28 making M move again; B10 follows M around then lays down in front of her 11:16:27; cam1 reset 11:23am; B10 gets up 11:25:04; moves to lay in front of M again and nibble her toes 11:25:14; B10 changes position and nibbles on M's feathers 11:25:42; M raises her foot as B10 continues nibbling and rests it on B10 11:27:07; B10 lays by BD 11:30:50; M preens 11:43:45; pulls out a little feather 11:43:59; B10 gets up fussing 11:44:08; picks up the feather and plays with it 11:44:12; takes to other side of nest 11:45:10; takes it back to M 11:45:37; Nips at M's wing as she gets ready to leave 11:46:06; gets feather again 11:46:12; M out BSD 11:46:23; B10 watches as she goes toward her perch tree; then goes back to the feather 11:46:48; messes around in nest then hops to the 11 o'clock branch 11:51:39; flies off 11:55:46; D in to LB 6:12:18; B10 can be heard and see shadow as s/he flys by nest 6:18:15; Hear and see shadow as s/he flys by again 6:18:28; Hear approach 6:22:28 as B10 lands on branch on left side of nest 6:22:34; D rouses and B10 squees louder 6:23:23; D flies off 6:23:35 and B10 quiets; Climbs into nest 6:24:03; picks around in nest for a bit and finds a pinecone to play with 6:38:08; Hops around nest then digs in pantry 6:40:13; pulls at left rail 6:40:51; stands at BD looking around for a whle then lays don in nest 6:57:14; up 6:57:48 to nibble at rt rail; lays down at left rail 6:59:42; deer walks under nest (lower left side, above date) 7:19:27; sees something 7:23:32; jumps up 6:23:38; after watching something intently, B10 flies out BSD 7:24:45 heading toward D's tree; B10 flies by left side of nest 7:29:07; B10 lands on LSB 7:46:19; hops to nest via LSD 7:46:49; pulls a twig from left rail then flings it over the side 7:48:59; finds feather again 7:49:43; pulls up a chunk of nest and plays with it 7:50:06; pulls up nest material 7:51:37; hops to cam1 branch 7:54:19; hops to right of cam 7:54:25; can hear nibbling on cam 7:55:08; back to nest 7:58:10; flies out BSD 7:58:44; IR light on 9:04:47pm.