Wednesday, February 25, 2026

2/25 pM

148 pm Scout in with a stick nearly lands on Bella. Bella moves off the eggs and we get a lovely view of both eggs. Scout walks right thorough the egg cup area with his stick. Geeze. Eggs look okay afterward from what we can see at least. Bella eats leftover catfish carcass and she ate a good portion of it yesterday. Scout stands by but has not resumed incubation. Maybe a switch coming up maybe not.
204 pm Bella exits the nest. Scout takes over incubation duty, shimmy shimmy rocks side to side as he positions the eggs inside his brood patch. Incubation resumes.
215 pm Nice view of the eggs while Scout eats some leftover catfish carcass. Some good eats for our pair from that lovely catfish carcass!
222 pm Scout exits calls heard off the nest. Switch in progress. Scout joins Bella at the DCT.
223 pm Mating at DCT not sure Bella was interested but it happened anyway.
224 pm Bella returns to the nest and she takes over incubation duty.

238pm Bella repositions and egg rolls.
313pm Bella aerates the egg bole.
314 egg rolls, repositions and shimmys in.
318pm Bella alerts and wing flaps a small bird flying near her.
319 Bella repositions, egg rolls and settles back in.
425pm.Scouts in, Bedding delivery.
427 Bella gets up and eats on the leftover catfish carcass as Scout does nestorations.
440 Bella calls out. Nice view of the eggs.

457 Scout calls out a few times. Bella's perched at the DCT. He likely wants her to go get food or let him up so he can.
Scouts doing an awesome job at his Dad duties this year!! He's ready to feed his eaglets.
500pm Person walking on the walk path between Bella and Scout then headed toward the BST. Scouts up and egg rolls.
505 Scout calls out again
558pm Bella exits the DCT toward the nest but didn't land seen cam 2. Bella was headed toward the road. Scouts watching her.
602pm Scouts up, egg rolls and shimmys back in.
603 Bella seen flying high in the sky cam 2. Sounds like she landed in the attic. Scout calls out and greets her.
604pm Scout up off of the eggs. He exits the front crib rail circles around the tree. Both Bella and Scout land in the nest.
605 Switch to Bella. Bella egg rolls and shimmys in. Scout takes the remains of the catfish carcass and exits the nest to the lower part of the BST.
607pm Scout exits BST and heads toward the river. Bella watches as Scout flys past her.
612pm Bella repositions and egg rolls.
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2/25 pM

148 pm Scout in with a stick nearly lands on Bella. Bella moves off the eggs and we get a lovely view of both eggs. Scout walks right thorou...