Big Bear bald eagles live cam: Jackie and Shadow welcome new eaglets
Eagles Jackie and Shadow hatch two eaglets
Jackie and Shadow, the two bald eagles in Big Bear, have had two of their three eaglets hatch. Last year, none of their eggs hatched.
LOS ANGELES - Welcome to the world little eaglets!
Excitement is in the air as Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear's famous eagle couple, welcomed two new chicks into their nest.
This marks the first time in three years that the pair have had eaglets, drawing the attention of thousands of fans.
What we know:
Two of three eagle eggs hatch
Fans of eagles Jackie and Shadow have welcomed two new eaglets. They are now waiting for the third egg to pip. Sandy Steers with Friends of Big Bear Valley talks to FOX 11 about the happy delivery.
Jackie and Shadow, the region's famous eagle couple, have successfully hatched two eaglets.
Live camera footage from the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam Monday night captured the moment the chicks began to peck their way out of their shells.
This is Jackie's fourth successful hatch.
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What they're saying:
Friends of Big Bear Valley share the exciting news on their Facebook page.
On Sunday they shared,
"A pip!...and another!...and…!
Sunday afternoon, as Jackie and Shadow shouted away an unseen intruder, the first ‘pip’ was confirmed on one of the eggs! (egg on the right)– A pip, or slight crack in the egg shell, is the first sign that the chick is working to hatch out.
By Monday morning, a pip was visible on the 2nd egg! –"
It wasn't long before chick number two decided it was time to enter the world.
"Then Chick #2 started "zippering" its way out of the shell. This is the final stage of hatching, as the little one pokes its egg tooth against the shell and uses its feet to spin it around and break a nearly straight line around the shell to crack it fully open.
An hour later its tiny wing was visible…and then at 4:29 am, Chick #2 pushed itself fully out of the shell to emerge into the world!"
What's next:
"They're doing great. They're drying off, building their energy, resting underneath their parents. And, yeah, getting ready to be able to sit up. It takes them about a day before they have the strength to sit up," said Sandy Steers, executive director of FBBV.
When asked about the third egg, Steers said the egg is only at 35 days, and normal hatchings are between 35-42 days, so there's still plenty of time to wait and watch what happens.
Meanwhile, the eaglets that are already born are fully grown between 10 and 14 weeks, and must be physically full-grown before they can fly out of the nest for the first time, according to Steers.
"It happens very quickly."
The Source: Information for this story is from the social media pages of the Friends of Big Bear Valley and an interview with Sandy Steers, executive director of FBBV, on Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025.