2/22 pm 🥚 🥚 still

1201pm Scout exits DCT toward NCTC buildings/river area. Bella watched him exit.

1204 Bellas up, shakes off, 🥚 rolls, aerates the egg bole, and settles back it.

1218 Bella repositions and 🥚 rolls 

1249 egg 🥚 roll

1250 Bella repositions and 🥚 rolls. She shimmys in.

1254 Scout lands. Bellas cheeping. I don't think she's ready to switch.

1256 Scout exits the nest to the BST. Bella's watching and staying put.

116 pm - Scout is perched at the BST.

139pm Bellas up, shakes off. She fluffs the bedding in the egg bole.

140 🥚 rolls and resumes incubating.

Current conditions

Winter Storm

34 F Snow Wind 6 to 9 mph.

Snow will gradually ease up tonight.

145 Scouts in, Stick delivery. He watches the area and works on the crib rails. Is Bella ready to switch yet?

147 Scout exits back to the BST. Bella continues incubating duty.

210 pm Snow is really coming down. Backfire sounds heard at 

212 pm. Bella is incubating and Scout is perched at the nearby BST. We have had good views of both 🥚 today.

One minute of just a snowy scene and birds

242 pm Bella continues to incubate keeping both 🥚  warm and dry. Scout is at BST.

246 pm Bella gets up shuggles her coat feathers out and quickly checks and rolls both eggs. We get a nice view of both 🥚 before she resumes incubation. Heavy snowfall. 

230.........Snow accumulation ....300

330..............,.........................349shake

330 pm Snow is really coming down; the grove will soon have a blanket of white stuff. Bella is doing a fantastic job incubating her 🥚 Bella has been on duty since 1109 am, Scout offered to give her a break earlier today but she would not budge! Good Momma. Scout is still perched nearby at the BST (babysitting tree).

340 pm Bella may want a break she called out softly a couple of times.

345 pm Bella calls out louder this time. Scout is still at the BST come on Scout.

349 pm Bella is up she does a shuggle, a shaking out of her coat feathers. Checks the 🥚 aerates or loosens up the floor and sides of the egg cup region then resumes incubation again. No Switch.

414 PM Bella is up  does a shuggle, a shaking out of her coat feathers to get rid of the snow

452 another shake and shuggles and back down 

530pm Scout exits BST. He might be in the attic or perched in the tree. Bellas calling out wanting food or a switch.

5:32 Bella is tracking something; I think it may be Scout. I feel like she may want to get some exercise and maybe snag a small animal

533 pm Scout exits the attic and flies back to the BST. Likely no supper for Bella tonight. No food since yesterday but she will be okay until tomorrow

.537 pm Scout is perched in the nearby BST hopefully he will see something. Otherwise it might be tomorrow for hunting and fishing.

538 pm Scout at the BST. 

Scout is perched in the attic now.

7:00 she is tucked in for a nap cuz she'll be up every couple hours turning those Aggies! Sweet dreams darling hopefully tomorrow you  get food

800 🥚 roll still snowy 

844 🥚 roll just light flurries 

936 🥚 roll Just a scattering of showers once in a while you'll see a flurry Flow by the wind's bad though because they're going sideways1017 pm Bella is up she shuggles, shakes the snow off her coat feathers, checks the eggs then resumes incubation 

1105 pm Bella is a snoozette, has her head tucked inside and under her wing.

6 pm publishing Will add more after this time later on just wanted to publish it

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