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 6:53am looks like Bella is at trees by the DCT. Probably making sure Scout is doing his Papa duties.
7:37 Scouts in ,stick delivery. Bella's determined to get that one stick that's on the lower part of the crib rail.
7:38 Bella exits to the DCT
7:39 Scout follows to the DCT. MATING seen cam 1 at the DCT. Egg #2 will be 2-3 days after the 1st one if it happens.
7:40 Scout exits DCT and lands at the nest.
7:42 Bella exits DCT toward the river.
Scout does morning nestorations.
7:47 He makes the egg bole deeper and fluffs it. He want a big family this year and wants ple
8:59 Bellas at the DCT, not sure when she landed. Scout joins her. She alerting or mating calls. Seen cam 1.
9:06 Bella and Scout are still perched at DCT. You can hear Bella alerti
9:39 Bellas in, stick delivery. Scouts up helping with placement.
9:42 Scout exits to the stick depot. Bella's working on the crib rails and watching.
9:44 Scout in, stick deliAt 
10:14 they were mating in the tree behind Day Care - seen on Cam 1. They stayed for a brief time, then flew off.
1139 am Scout gets up off the egg, watchful I think he saw Bella fly in and land in the attic.
Scout exits the nest and flies up to the attic. Bella is heard vocalizing.
1140 am Bella is back; Scout exits. Calls heard from the attic. Bella vocalizes a few times.
1142 am Scout exits the attic; flies over to one of the DCT (daycare trees). One adult remains up in the attic perched up high on one of their favorite perch.1143 am Scout exits the DCT and heads toward the road and out of view.
1147 am Bella exits the attic and returns to the nest. Bella works on the egg cup area, loosening up the egg cup bedding to make it more comfortable. She also works on the wonky branch, it appears looser but still in the way.
1152 am Bella working on the egg cup pulling up the bedding with her beak rearranging things to make it cozy for her and the egg. Oh dear she has moved a number of branches that are now in the way haha.1154 am Bella flattens the bed I thought she was going to resume incubation but not yet. Hopefully she can find the egg in that mess haha.
11155 am Incubation resumes.
1156 am Bella calls out as Scout lands a bundle of bedding and dry leaves. He moves a stick and Bella gets up off the egg and starts to tidy the nest. She breaks some of the ends off a branch as she rearranges the furniture.
Noon Bella and Scout are tracking something off the nest; very watchful yet they remain quiet no alert calls.
1202 pm Scout exits then Bella very odd.
1205 pm Egg remains unprotected uncovered with no adult nearby. Very strange indeedEgg uncovered from 1139 to 1155 am
Egg uncovered 1156 to
Switch to Bella 1147 am612 am alerting or asking for a break

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In memory of our dear friend Jo Lennox
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