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Monday, April 6
7:05 am I arrived and found Justice standing quitely in the nest. He moved very little for the first 15 minutes.
7:22 am Justice began to move about the nest, flexing his wings and was much more animated than I had previously observed. His demeanor suggested something was about to happen. I began to roll my video.
7:24 am Justice finally made his BIG LEAP, and flew about 30 yards into a small pine tree near the power lines. This first landing was awkward, but he held on.
7:27 am After a few tense minutes, he secured better footing and flew back to his original tree, about 18 feet directly above the nest.
7:29 am One parent flew into a nearby pine as the other flew into the nest with a fish. As the adult ate, Justice watched from above.
7:31 am The parent looked up, and in a few seconds Justice fell from his perch, right past the nest and landed in the understory below. I heard vigorous flapping for 3 or 4 seconds. Then, all was silent. I was very concerned. From my vantage point, I could not see Justice.
7:34 am The parent stopped eating the fish and seemed to be more focused on Justice below.
7:38 am By now, both parents had perched in separate trees above Justice.
7:40 am I called Ken with an update. Shortly thereafter, Ken and Mary Lou arrived and took over the watch.... It was an exciting experience....Lou
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