Big Bear CA 2018-2019

[RitaR]

3:18 pm Mrs BB returns and puts a stick on Shadows back.

Shadow gets up and heads out.

Mrs BB is now back on duty.

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4:57 pm Shadow brings a fish for Mrs BB. Good job Shadow!

Mrs BB gets up to eat.

Then she goes back to her eggs.

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Close up view of the eggs.

6:42 pm Mrs BB is still on duty. Most likely for the rest of the night.

[RitaR]

Friday April 12, 2019

Good morning everyone!

Weather for the day.

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5:58 am Mrs BB is still asleep. It's quite windy at the nest.

[RitaR]

6:20 am Shadow arrives.

Mrs BB goes on her morning break.

Close up of the eggs.

[RitaR]

Shadow is on duty.

We are on hatch watch. I'll be leaving for work soon. Please post if you are watching. Thanks.

[Maddy]

Hi Rita! Thanks for reporting on the nest!
Now 1423 people are watching. I also wanted to know what was happening.
10:16 am mom is on duty, she is calling
10:17 am Shadow brings a stick to the nest
10:18 am mom is leaving, I can see the eggs.
Shadow is on duty now, he looks so good, I have been missing him.
10:29 am mom lands on the nest tree, Shadow talks to her
10:31 am mom jumps on the nest, Shadow is talking to her, mom is waiting, it is pretty windy
10:33 am mom keeps waiting, Shadow keeps calling
10:34 am Shadow is leaving, mom is getting on the eggs. Looks like mom does not take long breaks anymore.
Hopefully I will be able to check in the evening again.

[RitaR]

1,250 now watching at YT. Only 2 of us posting the events here. Maddy please enjoy your trip. Don't worry about the nest.

1:45 pm Mrs BB on duty. Didn't see anything happening with the eggs yet.

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2:33 pm Shadow brought in some grasses that look wet.

Closer look at the eggs.

Shadow in now on egg duty.

[RitaR]

3:38 pm Mrs BB returns.

Shadow prepares to leave the nest. It's really windy! Mrs BB is back on duty.

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5:02 pm Mrs BB gets up to roll the eggs. Didn't see a sign of a pip. We are getting very short views of the eggs.

5:41 pm Mrs BB is napping.

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6:35 pm Mrs BB is still on duty. The sun is starting to go down. Maybe tomorrow we'll see a hatch.

[RitaR]

7:33 pm Mrs BB isn't tucked in yet, but she will be soon.

[RitaR]

Saturday April 13, 2019

Good morning everyone.

Weather for the day.

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6:28 am Mrs BB is still on duty.

[RitaR]

7.01 am Shadow arrives.

7:05 am Mrs BB hasn't budged off the eggs.

Shadows goes to the exit branch.

[RitaR]

7:59 am Mrs BB is up to roll the eggs. Still can't see if anything is happening.

8:35 am Shadow delivers a stick. He needs to bring Mrs BB some breakfast.

8:37 am Shadow flies off near the exit branch. Mrs BB isn't leaving the eggs.

[RitaR]

8:46 am Shadow is back with another stick.

View of the eggs.

Shadow is now on duty. Mrs BB on her break. Hope she finds a nice meal.

[RitaR]

9:46 am Mrs BB is back on duty. 1,221 people watching this cam on YT.

[RitaR]

10:36 am Shadow is back.

Yes! We have a pip in the egg!

Oh my! Don't recall ever seeing an egg that is partly rather flatten like this.

[Maddy]

Hi Rita! Thanks for the pics! I was around to see it!
Now I will be flying back. Glad you are around today to document what is happening. After getting back home I will be checking on them! Thanks for your reports!

[RitaR]

Hi Maddy! Wishing you a safe trip home.

11.37 am Not the best view.

[RitaR]

12:26 pm Shadow brought Mrs BB a fish!

She's not getting up to go eat it yet.

[RitaR]

Shadow came back with a stick. Mrs BB does get up to go eat the fish. We have another look at the egg.

Shadow is incubating while Mrs BB eats.

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12:44 Shadow is up. We have movement in the egg.

Mrs BB is back to her eggs.

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2:26 pm Mrs BB is going to take a little nap.

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2:46 pm Mrs BB was just up to roll the eggs. Wasn't able to see much. The chick is not out of the egg yet.

3:05 pm Mrs BB is up. Egg is getting cracked more. Could see movement and the little beak with the egg tooth poking out.

[RitaR]

4:09 pm Looks like a bit more progress with the egg. We are only getting very short views.

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5:04 pm Once again we get a brief view as Mrs BB changes position. Looks like the chick is making a little bit of progress.

5:24 pm Another quick view. This one is taking a very long time.

[RitaR]

6:24 pm Waiting for a view of the eggs.

A few moments later we have a view.

Close up of the egg. This is very concerning. The outer shell is broken but the inner membrane is still attached.

[RitaR]

7:05 pm Another very brief view. No further progress made.