Special treat today! Bel and JaniBop were at the nest today, so we get a first-hand, boots on the ground report!
Bel's Nest Log
S/C#1-D
in to LB 7:52:08am; M stands up, chattering softly 7:52:11am; M out BD 7:52:57;
D to nest 7:53:01; D rolls eggs & settles down on them 7:53:10; Ground
observation-Mom flew to perch 3 trees behind the nest tree, she stayed about 10
minutes and then flew off toward the river; after a 6 1/2 hour break from her
nest duty…S/C#2-D sees M and gets up 2:24:36pm; D goes to LB 2:24:41; D
chatters at M (asking where's she's been for so long?) 2:24:45pm; D out
2:25:33pm; ground observation-D meets M mid-air & circles, soars and
chastises her for being gone so long; can hear some of their mid-air chatter on
cam 1 at 2:26:30pm; M in BD 2:26:38pm; M rolls eggs 2:27:45 then lays down to
assume her incubation duty; ground observation-Dad soared for a while longer
& then left the area, he was gone until 6:09pm when he returned to land in
the tree just to the right of the nest tree. Rocky bothers Mom & earns a
wing slap Cam1-07:40:02pm, Cam2-19:37:22.
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