Berry College 2023-2024 Nest Thread

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:46 am

DVR
8:14am
Dad in, checks pantry, stands around hoping to brood/incubate; Mom doesn't budge
Dad on rails, flies off

8:42am
Dad back with dry nest material; puts it on Mom; this time she gets up, aerates

8:44am

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:57 am

DVR
B17 peeping, watching Mom; Mom tries to aerate under egg and B17; Dad waiting for Mom to leave
8:47am
Thought Mom was leaving but she went to the pantry, checks to see if B17 is hungry, then to the fish; feeds fish to B17
Dad wants to help

8:51am
Dad decides to brood

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:12 am

9am
Mom back with a load of nest material
Dad goes to LYB but not without some vocal discussion aimed at Mom

9:01am
Mom broods/incubates
9:32am
Mom up, aerates, B17 sleeping; I see no pip on egg 2
9:35am
B17 awake and peeping, Mom looks at the fish but moves back to brood; no feeding

10:02am
Mom out of bole, B17 peeping away...I'm hungry Mom
Mom feeds B15 some fish

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:22 am

DVR
10:06am
Dad pops down from the LYB; seems at the other parent is always there when there is a feeding, always wants to help
Dad takes the fish from Mom and moves it to the pantry; Mom's not happy; she likes her food right in front of the nest bole
10:07am
Dad trying to give Mom bites of the old food that is covered in fluff to feed B17; quits trying

10:09am
Dad walks behind the bole to get into brood position; B17 still hungry though; too bad, Dad lowers to brood/incubate

10:10am
Mom flies ; Dad tucks fluff around the front
10:18am
he's up to change position, rolls B17 with egg

; aerates

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:28 pm

9:04pm
Mom tucked, incubating egg and brooding B17

DVR
5:05pm
Mom on nest; fresh squirrel must have been brought earlier

5:14pm
Mom backs off a sleeping B17

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:33 pm

DVR
Mom stretches; rouses; windy

5:17pm
Mom back to bole, aerates, wakes B17 but they go back to sleep
5:19pm
Mom settles back down to brood; changes position
5:41pm
Dad brings fluff

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:51 pm

DVR
5:41pm
B17 with baby crop drops X2

healthy PS; almost makes it out the bole

B17 sitting up waiting to be fed...with a huge crop

This baby certainly does not want for food

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:03 pm

DVR
5:44pm
Dad hanging around out back waiting for Mom to take a break so that he can feed, brood, incubate
Nope, Mom goes to check the pantry offerings, pulls some old nestover out; chases flies
No feeding, she moves back to the bole to aerate
5:46pm
Dad pulls out a stiff, old fish and eats some. He starts feeding bites to Mom who feeds B17
I love this co-feeding

5:49pm
Dad decides it's time to brood, incubate
Mom leaves for the LYB

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:13 pm

DVR
5:55pm
Dad pulls fluff around him
6:26pm
Dad with a CD

6:29pm
Dad up, moves to pantry, eats some nestover fish
6:30
Feeds B17; feeding some nice big pieces;; feeds squirrel to; nice dinner of surf and turf

Post by **Kitcat11848** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:26 pm

DVR
6:34pm
Mom comes down from LYB; of course she wants to feed also; more co-feeding but this time it's 2 for me'1 for B17;Dad eats his share too

6:37pm
Mom pulls out a flattened squirrel pelt, stiff as cardboard; does not feed or eat any
6:38pm
Feeding over, Mom aerates the bole
Dad moves a stick, sits on the nest; flies to LYB