2/2/24 busy mating ×3/ squirrel ×1

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659 am Scout arrives to the nest. 

701 am Up to the LOP; he starts to call and trill, no response heard  

725 am Scout remains on the LOP, he appears watchful. 

729 Scout flies off LOP to the left, across the field and towards the tree line.

749 Bella? flies to LOP from the right. Trumpeting. Watchful of horizon. Pulling on chest feathers, brooding patch?

758 hops down into nest working on bole cup .

801 up to LOP, pulling on feathers. 

922 am Scout with a squirrel. He looks around for Bella then starts de-furring. He takes off what this girl does not leave it for her explanation point. We have a flying squirrel!see the video it's funny!

1144 am Scout arrives to the nest, he may have brought something small with him.

1220 pm Scout remains on the nest watchful looking all around.

1 pm Scout works on the crib rails.

104 pm Exits flies to the BST. At the BST Scout appears to be preening and resting. He moves to lower branches perhaps on the hunt for a squirrel or possibly a new branch to snag for the nest. 

118 pm Scout leaves the BST and flies up to the nest bringing some nesting materials with him. Good job Scout. 

1227 Scout in the nest 

131 pm Scout exits and returns with a branch.

407 pm - Scout in

416 leaves from LOP

417 back with a long stick, works on egg bole

426 Bella comes in with a stick

427 Mating

456 Scout leaves, Bella still on LOP

506 pm Bella leaves from the LOP

545 pm Scout returns mostly hangs out on the LOP

556 pm Scout departs from the LOP