Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2021

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Iris did not return to her nest last night , Stadium and River 5:56 am

Cam Op panned around checking for Iris
Dead Tree 5:59 am

Stadium Lights , Bird flying by 6:02 am

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Iris's nest 6:02 am

Down River and Lighted Bridge 6:06 am

Up the Valley 6:11 am

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Towards Valley , Power Poles 6:11 am

Robin on the Owl Pole 6:26 am

Iris nest 6:42 am

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Iris returned 8:11 am

Lands on her nest , chirping

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She didn't do any work or check her eggs , she went straight to the Faux Branch 8:12 am

Iris must be damp 8:13 am

Iris chirping and preening 8:20 am

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Iris on the Faux Branch 8:48 am

8:49 am

Iris chirping 8:52 am

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Iris leaves 8:53 am

Cam Op panned and I saw Iris flying South West , Down River over the Trees , circled in Red 8:53 am

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Louis flying to Iris's nest , he flew over the Parking Lot 9:09 am

Iris flew up from below her nest in front of Louis

Louis behind Iris

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Louis lands on Iris 9 :09 am

Mating X2

Louis dismounts 9:10 am

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Iris behind Louis , she is chirping 9:10 am

Louis leaves 9:11 am

Iris incubating and chirping 9:12 am

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Louis returns with a stick 9:13 am

Louis drops the stick and leaves

Iris incubating 9:21 am

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Iris incubating and chirping 9:43 am

Up moving nest material 9:44 am

Shimmied back down on her eggs 9:45 am

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Iris up aerating and chirping 9:45 am

Back down 9:46 am

Iris backed up on the Rail , Chirping 9:47 am

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Iris did bit of preening , moved to her right on rail , chirping 9:55 am

Iris back incubating 10:03 am

10:07 am

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Iris moved back to the Rail , Chirping 10:09 am

Iris flies off , chirping

Starlings on Iris's nest 11:00 am