June 3
I observed the eagles for about 1-1/2 hours last night. Both babies were up and active and stealing what looked like empty fish skulls/gill plates from each other--but doing it very sneakily. At one point, one baby "footed" a piece of goodie from under other one. One seemed to enjoy walking around clutching the prize in its talons--must be left-handed as always had it in left talons.
They never actually argued about the thievery although they kept stealing and restealing the pieces from each other and hustling over to far side of nest with their loot. They sometimes walked, sometimes hopped and at times used wings as a little extra lift to get to far side of nest.
When the breeze blew, they'd flap their wings but only one baby at a time--never both at once --as if they realize there's not elbow room for more than one set of wings extended at a time. The problem with the breeze blowing is that it completely closes the very small opening in leaves to view the nest now, so I could only catch brief glimpses then. It was pretty entertaining to watch them. Toward the end, one settled down into nest and other stayed standing on edge scanning the sky and occasionally crying, but not loudly. The resting one also kept eyeing the sky, but I didn't see or hear any adults.
June 5
This evening both babies were resting side-by-side in the nest. This is the first time lately that I have seen them both sitting at the same time, so I guess there IS room for both.
June 17
I was out at nest site this evening and both babies were out on a limb but very near nest--within hopping distance as it turned out when one decided to give up on a parent bringing food so hopped over/down to nest to pull at some dried-up piece of something. The baby didn't appear to get anything edible ripped off, though. They'd cry occasionally but not long or loud, so I assumed they weren't very hungry.
June 22
I viewed the eagle nest briefly at noon today. Both babies were sitting on a limb directly above the nest, but only about 1-2 feet up.
June 28
There were no babies in sight at the nest today, but I could hear one off to left in trees (where the adults spend a lot of time) and one off to right about same distance in other direction. They were crying--for food, I suppose--but I didn't hear or see any adults.
July 1
I went out to nest site and both babies were sitting on a limb to left of nest. I wasn’t able to stick around long but was glad to confirm the babies weren't crying in distress from hunger or anything. As I came out into open, I could see an adult soaring far NNE of nest.
July 4
This evening I saw only one baby on the nest. It was working hard at trying to get something edible from a bony piece of something that had very tough hide on it. I think it expended more energy ripping and tearing than it gained. I didn't hear the other one nor any eagle calls.
July 18
I hadn’t been to the site for a while, so this evening I was very surprised to see and hear both babies on the nest--what there is left of the nest, that is--it's more of a flat-topped dome with sticks/reeds/cornstalks scraggling down off the edges. I sat out there quite awhile as one baby was sitting and other was standing on edge behind it. Both were facing into the wonderful breeze and they'd cry now and then, but no adult ever came. The babies seemed to be healthy and would preen a bit occasionally.
