Attack of the Bumblebee --- Field Notes, 4/16/05

Donna Browne's Field Notes for yesterday  introduce  [at 4:30] a brand new menace:


Field Notes  5-16-05

Sunset 8:08PM (NYT),
Temp. Hi 69F
Mostly sunny,
Wind light,
Moon 1st quarter,
Prey Tally-None reported.

All times PM unless otherwise noted.
(A note about yesterday, at 8:18 Pale Male was still
sitting the nest, Ching reports Lola returned and Pale
Male off at 8:20.)
3:47 Pale Male on nest, Lola preens on Oreo Antenna.
4:10 Pale Male stands tail to Bench, preens chest,
pants, checks visual field.
4:13 Still preening.
4:14 Turns head to N, walks into nest, stands in
concave, pants, looks toward Boat House, settles deep.
4:16 Gull flies over Lola and Oreo.
4:17 Pale Male pears  through twigs to Boat House.
4:26 Lola preens on antenna, shoulder, high chest.
4:30 Pale Male stands, tail to bench, pants, preens
chest, pants, Bumblebee appears and buzzes PM, who
pants, watches bee, buzzed again, wing flap.
4:37 Pale Male deep in nest.
4:38 Lola off Orea to S past 927around back, circling
over and behind Woody, Carlyle, back over 927, lands
on Dr Fischer's, NW conrer of front top, not water
tower. Back to bench, but looking over shoulder toward
Pale Male, then looks down to 5th, pants.
4:41 Lola lands on nest.
4:43 Pale Male off, circling over Boat Pond higher and
higher, circles then tend to N over Cedar Hill.
4:44 Lola moves  twigs on rear of nest, checks visual
field, preens under tail.
4:45 Stands full up, watches W bound helicopter
without covering concave.
4:46 Lola still standing front of nest, Alert,
triangulates, looks down at Fifth, tenses to fly,
doesn't. Preens neck.
4:48 Looks at pigeons in front of Bench.
4:49 Cormarant arrives at MB Pond, gets small fish.
4:50 Lola, more triangulation.
4:55 Lola still front of nest, preens base of tail.
5:03 Lola up, circles and goes toward the NW.
5:12 Jean reports Pale Male to nest, stands, looks W,
rearranges twigs, settles.
5:27 Clare reports, Lola to Oreo Antenna.
6:03 Pale Male sits higher, rearranges more twigs,
Lola still preening on Oreo Antenna.
6:30 Exit.
8:03 Ching reports Pale Male relieved of nest at 8:03
by Lola.
Submitted-Donna Browne