It is 1pm here and it is quite windy right now at the nest I can see Belles feathers blowing .
She is so peaceful there right now .



1:05 Shook some snow off herself while sitting on the egg


1:10 Belle spread her wings to protect the egg

Dulles airport near Washington DC is closed due to the Blizzard!

soph 9 ~~ It must be some blizzard .

It is now 2:30 and Belle is still in the same position .Still windy there .

It is 3:30 here and Belle is awake and looking around but didn't get up ~~ Very windy still ~~
She is so patient and tolerant ~~ sure wish the best for her and her egg .

When i checked the nest at 4:45 i noticed it empty and then one of them flew in with what looked food and then checked out the nest and finally just sat on the edge of the nest and flew away . Here are a few pictures .Maybe the weather was just too much !! This all happened within 10-15 minutes . Looks like Belle abandoned the nest . ???
I never saw Liberty all afternoon .

Well it is 7:05 here and Belle is back on the nest ~~ I don't know when she came back as i wasn't on line ~~ Still windy at nest .

Hi again ~~ If anyone else has some news about what is going on here please fill me in . This seems like very unusual behavior or is it . ??? Belle seems to really want this egg to survive but i didn't see much of Liberty ~ Hope nothing happened to him ???

Bev.

Hi Bev

Great reporting everyone and scaps too

Liberty is probably just perched out of our view.
They will switch periodically.

732 PM
Belle incubating; she did a shuggle while seated.

8 PM
Belle is still incubating.
Windy gusts (up to 40 mph) at times with a bit or reprieve