Tragedy

Yesterday, the hawks suffered the catastrophic loss of all their eggs. There were very strong winds all day. The weather report stated sustained winds of 20-25 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. The tree was swaying and the branches were bouncing up and down all day. Some time in the late morning, the hawk eggs were tossed from the nest. As you can see, there is one egg at the edge of the nest stuck in the branches, but there was no way for her to retrieve it We are hoping it is early enough in the year to start the whole process again. Such a sad day!