Saturday - March 24, 2018

VideoClip: Wilson Fledges

(B10 39 days old) Per TNT/Bel - M stayed on the nest overnight (did not perch); M PS 5:27:21; M to LB 7:19:52 & out 7:20:03; IR light off 7:28:30; D in BSD 7:31:38; B10 PS 7:32:24; D to LB 7:36:10 & out 7:36:16; B10 plays w/straw 7:36:57, moves a stick 7:37:43, wingercizes 7:38:02; & 7:39:02; M in BD w/stick 8:11:29; B10 rouses & wing flaps 8:20:14; M to LB 9:13:52 & out 9:14:03; B10 stands 9:20:04 and picks up a stick 9:20:46, bites stick again 9:21:34; B10 sits and flexes talons 9:22:00, picks up a fin (or something) that was near Wilson 9:22:26; B10 picks at some other nestovers 9:23:06 & self feeds 9:23:30; B10 walks to center of nest 9:24:06, spread wings 9:26:09 then lays down 9:26:39; M in FD w/fluff 9:52:54; M calls 9:55:39,D in BSD w/fish 9:55:43 & breathing hard; M preps breakfish 9:57:11; feeding 9:57:36; D out BSD 9:57:59 and his draft blows the bag (Wilson) to right edge of nest; D in FD w/fluff 10:04:11, D to LB 10:05:13 & "Wilson" hovers; D out 10:05:38; B10 stands up & Wilson wraps around his backside 10:11:54, B10 PS in spite of clinging bag 10:12:16; B10 lays back down 10:1:48 & the bag flips over to lay next to him (like Linus's blanket); M feeds B10 more fish 10:13:05; B10 sits up 10:17:00 w/bag on back like a cape, lays back down 10:17:52; M sees D and starts calling 10:46:32, D in BD w/fish #2 10:46:55; D out BD 10:49:40; M pulls fish #2 into the pantry 11:04:56; feeding 11:05:29; B10 sits up 11:11:42 then stands up 11:12:30, PS 11:12:55; M feeds standing B10 11:13:00; B10 backs up to right edge of nest w/bag around feet 11:13:47; B10 moves a stick 11:14:09, B10 turns to face outside of nest (bag still around feet) 11:14:49, sits down & plays with sticks 11:15:09, lays down (on bag) 11:17:43 to look over edge of nest; B10 still resting head on rail looking over edge 12:11:35pm; B10 finally sits up 12:21:37, B10 PS 12:22:35; M nibbles on a left rail stick 2:00:35; another B10 PS 2:01:12; fish feeding 2:01:37; M to LB 3:28:10 & out 3:28:16; D lands on LB 3:28:40, D hops to nest & heads to the pantry 3:31:31; feeding 3:37:01; D to LB 4:42:47 & out 4:42:52; M in BD 5:10:58; "Wilson" gets stuck on a fish 5:13; PS 5:17:36 followed by wing flaps; wingercising & almost face plant 5:18:20; more wingercises 5:22:10 and a hop 5:23:32, feeding 6:10:35; M tries to swallow half a fish 6:11:55 & 6:12:31; after eating some bites, M swallows fish tail 6:15:31; M hops to LB w/plastic bag on foot 6:16:40, M flies out with "Wilson" 6:16:45 ("Wilson" fledged!!!); M in LSB w/stick 6:21:09; D flies by left side 6:22:01, lands on LB 6:22:07, D hops to nest 6:23:49; M to LB 6:24:22 & out 6:23:45; Cam 1 reset 6:26; M in BSD w/stick 6:28:33; M to LB 6:32:33 & out 6:32:38; D hops to LB 7:28:27, M flies in BD w/fluff 7:28:35, D hops back to nest 7:28:44; B10 nips at M as she moves a stick 7:31:12; B10 moves a stick 7:31:44 then stands up, PS 7:32:04; D to RB 7:35:37 & out 7:36:15; M to LB 7:37:00 & out 7:37:13; M in BD w/stick 8:01:24; IR light on 8:06:58.