Went back to my recordings to grab these to show you what I was babbling about in my prior post.

Oh-so-tired. Need a break....


Now!

1:45 pm - Swap!

Thank you JudyB! Especially like seeing your family pictures here at Sequoyah.

4:52 pm,
Eggs. Was watching Sooner so do not know if there was a switch.

January 31 2011


6 pm
I checked on the nest today but never got a peek
at the eggs. Mom and Dad were incubating nicely
when I checked.

Nest is dark now.

There is a Storm warning in effect so talons crossed Mom and Dad will be okay.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON... MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY. ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING...AND LIKELY COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 12 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET ARE POSSIBLE. ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS UP TO TWO FEET.

IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

Current conditions at the nest...



ETA Cal and Judyb so much for your scaps.....

Hot Good morning Sequoyah,

Cold! Cam and or nest tree is rockin'-n-rollin'. Wind from NNW at 24 mph. -8 degree windchill.
7:26 am,

Good morning, CAL and friends of Sequoyah!

Mom's been in the same general position since I started watching a few minutes ago, keeping as much area as possible warm and dry.

Incorporating a whole lot of guesswork, this might be day 35 for the first egg laid, which is the earliest it might hatch. The good news is that the first egg rarely hatches on day 35 - it seems 37-38 days is more common for the first egg. And as you may remember, one of the three eggs was lost over the course of incubation - so we don't actually know which two remain.

She has moved a little - which was good to see. I know she's OK - but it is a bit scary seeing her so still.

Judyb for your observation and reports. This is so awful....Mom's wings looked frozen perhaps there is freezing rain with the snow but she is moving her head so that is good!! Ooh thank goodness Mom was just up and repositioned and is moving her wings just fine. The weather is suppose to improve by tonight and tomorrow so hope the hatch does not happen for a day or two.

Hi Cal for the early morning report and scap.

947 am
Mom's wings appear frozen in place
perhaps from the freezin rain but she
is moving her head.





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