Beloved Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow lay another egg after nest was invaded last month
By KABC Staff
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BIG BEAR, Calif. (KABC) — Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, have laid their third egg of the season after tragedy struck the nest last month.
It’s the first egg of Jackie’s second clutch after she previously laid two eggs in January.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, video from the live nest camera shows Jackie standing up to reveal a freshly-laid egg. She then fluffs the nest around the egg a bit before sitting back on top of it.
Last month, Jackie and Shadow’s nest was invaded by ravens while the bald eagles were away, breaching the two eggs Jackie had previously laid.
According to the non-profit, Friends of Big Bear Valley, which owns and operates the camera, Shadow left the nest around noon, and Jackie did not come in, leaving it unattended for several hours. At that point, the non-profit noticed that one of the eggs looked like it had broken.
“We will never know why, but we are sure they had their reasons as they have been incubating the eggs faithfully,” the non-profit said in a post on social media last month. “It is possible Jackie and Shadow sensed something was wrong with the egg. They could have also been protecting their territory as many other bald eagles have been seen in the valley recently.”
It was later that afternoon when ravens came to the nest and breached both eggs, the non-profit said. Jackie later returned and continued to incubate one of the breached eggs.
Ever since the eggs were breached, fans of the beloved bald eagles had been waiting patiently to see if Jackie would lay a second clutch of eggs. Nesting season runs through April, so it’s possible Jackie could lay additional eggs.
The pair has raised several eaglets in the past, including Sunny and Gizmo last year.
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