Fans in frenzy as Jackie and Shadow’s third eagle egg begins to hatch in Big Bear nest

The show of Jackie and Shadow’s 2 babe eaglets playing portion a 3rd ovum begins to hatch has sent fans of the Big Bear vertebrate household into an affectional frenzy.

The nonprofit Friends of the Big Bear Valley took to Facebook connected Thursday to study the 10:21 a.m. archetypal “Pip movement” of the egg, which was captured connected the Big Bear Bald Eagle Live-Feed Nest Cam.

Jackie and Shadow’s nest sits atop a 14-story Jeffrey conifer histrion adjacent Big Bear Lake successful the San Bernardino Mountains.

Sandy Steers, enforcement manager of Friends of Big Bear Valley, reported that connected Wednesday, Jan. 22, Jackie laid her archetypal ovum of the 2025 season. Her 2nd ovum was laid connected Jan. 25 and her 3rd connected Jan. 28.

The archetypal eaglet hatched precocious Monday nighttime connected March 3, followed by a 2nd hatching aboriginal greeting Tuesday, March 4, according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley.

“Seeing the archetypal 2 babies playing successful that nest was truthful adorable,” Victorville nonmigratory Rachel Lemon told the Daily Press. “When I saw the 3rd ovum starting to hatch I started crying.”

The nonprofit said due to the fact that of snowy weather, Jackie and Shadow whitethorn hunker down for the full time and skip the feedings, contempt having plentifulness of nutrient successful the nest.

“Protecting the chicks from the elements is precise important,” the nonprofit stated. “They ate precise good and had precise afloat crops yesterday, truthful they should beryllium good for a fewer days connected the contents of their crops.”

Hatching is simply a agelong process. It whitethorn instrumentality a time oregon much for the 3rd chick to afloat look from its shell, the nonprofit stated.

“We are expecting sunny upwind tomorrow,” the nonprofit said. “Just successful clip for the caller Chick 3!”

Several radical connected societal media shared that seeing 2 seemingly steadfast eaglets and a 3rd trying to hatch is large quality compared to Jackie and Shadow’s erstwhile failed hatchlings.

“It volition beryllium astonishing to spot Jackie and Shadow and 3 steadfast babies each successful 1 nest,” said Rita Raymond of Barstow. “I can’t hold for that to happen."

Raymond confessed that she views the nonprofit's eagle cam astatine slightest 50 times a day.

Daily Press newsman Rene Ray De La Cruz whitethorn beryllium reached astatine [email protected]. Follow him connected X @DP_ReneDeLaCruz

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