I just checked in to find mom doing lunch!
LOOK NOW!!!
MOM IS FEEDING THE BABIES AGAIN.
EDIT--too late...dad just got home, and I saw mom fly out of the nest to stretch her wings, so dad is feeding now.
Yep...here they are waiting for lunch!
I can hear geese flying in the area this morning. They manually panned the camera when dad left the nest; he's in the same tree as the nest. And here I thought he was gone all day being a slacker. 
Try the refresh button in the left corner under the feed pic. I've had it freeze or disappear if computer was asleep, or just not on the site for a while.
It was lightning a lot earlier, and mom was screaming at something in the sky; whole head twisted around. Babies seem to be quiet, not like earlier today when I thought one was going to fall out of the nest! But mom stayed cool and wasn't concerned; she's done this before and was confident with the nest-building.
Mom is trying to sleep now, but with her mouth open?
I saw the same thing Spd with her head turned almost completely around, like an owl, and then beak pointed straight up screaming at the sky. Pretty neat but she acts like something's got her spooked, or wants some attention/relief from dad.
I hear that!
Yeah, I would guess dad is nearby since I saw him yesterday on a branch of the nesting tree; and I'm pretty sure they don't hunt at night.
Phil, is it working for you today?
I grabbed some shots yesterday that I didn't have time to post. They panned in close on one baby, I think that's his egg tooth (the white dot on beak). I was worried he'd get over the edge, but mom was confident he wouldn't.
Later on, a white vehicle pulled up (see the upper right corner). I could hear loud music and they were jumping around. I'm betting it was deliberate and they knew where the nest/camera was. I think this is when dad took over, and mom got a break.
Little one is determined to get out of the nest, again! Maybe skeeter knows if this is the active one? Note the upper right now shows the people out of the car, dancing around.
First off...people are such knuckleheads....and more so when they know there's a camera. What's up with that?
Secondly, that probably is E1 trying to escape. He's the biggest and most 'precocious'. I believe mom's giving them a little more 'leg room' and letting them enjoy the sunshine.
It won't be long before they're all the same size though. It'll get harder to tell them apart.
ETA: Poor Dad...Mom's out & he's got his hands full trying to round them up. He was digging down to find some more nesting materials to make the egg bowl a little deeper to corral them!
Thanks for the baby analysis, skeeter.
I was watching the family in NJ earlier; hardly any viewers.
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Rough winds still at the nest; poor mom is freezing.
Snow and 36, mom is soaked to the skin. How will the babies survive? Looks like it's so cold, she can't even lay all the way down.
edit--guess I wasn't the only one concerned, and supposedly, they can deal with this quite well!
E3 has grown fast. We'll just have to wait and see. Eventually they will all be about the same size, with minor differences.
Since there is no human intervention, the only real way to know will be once they get older and get their mature feathers and other characteristics that differentiate between males and females.
I still feel guilty for spying on them.
I read that they won't get the adult coloring, with white head and tail until about 3 yrs.?
Sure wish I had the Internet when I was a kid in school!
Like skeeter mentioned, I cannot believe how BIG they are now! Saw mom was soaked today, so guess there was rain?
I saw dad leave the nest yesterday, while mom was out, but I have a feeling he doesn't go far. He was squawking at something overhead, so bet he had to defend his territory (the fish hatchery).
I came across this video online (or can be bought) about a pair in this same location (guess it's the same dad). Be prepared to be sad if you watch it. Just amazing how any of them survive. But happy parts, too. 
spd2demun wrote:
I came across this video online (or can be bought) about a pair in this same location (guess it's the same dad). Be prepared to be sad if you watch it.
Yes, it's the same male. I knew there was some sadness so I FF thru those parts but to see him woo this new, younger female was interesting.
Some have wondered if he's so attentive now because of what happened the first time around.
I was amazed at what a good dad/mate he was back then! Funny how he kept rearranging the furniture (sticks) she would bring, isn't that role-reversal? If he didn't do those early feedings, the babies may not have survived.
