Update - flooding not going down very quickly. The little island area in the creek is still under and we have major rain coming which will put it back under. I put the nest back down there about 8' off from the original spot as soon as I saw them back again hunting for it. They sniffed around, started to sit on the nest...then wandered off. Both of them checked it out but I guess there is a scent or the minor change in location...or maybe the eggs are no longer viable and they know it. They are down there this morning all around it - but not on it. So, mission fail. They were going to lose it anyway so I attempted to help. Lesson learned. I know they are a protected species and I would never have interacted with them if I hadn't come to the conclusion the nest was lost no matter what. They do this every year, and every year they lose the nest. We have lived here since 2016 and seen this unfold over and over.