Jackie and Shadow, the much-adored Big Bear-based bald eagle couple whose nest is watched by countless observers across the world, welcomed their first egg of 2026 on Friday!
Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), which operates the nest cameras and runs the Big Bear Eagle Log, confirmed the delightful news, saying that Jackie showed the first signs of labor at 4:22 p.m.
Five minutes later, she stood up, and five minutes after that, she laid the egg, FOBBV said.
About 20 minutes after she first went into labor, Shadow popped by to see 2026’s first egg.
Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome first egg of 2026. (FOBBV)
Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome first egg of 2026. (FOBBV)
SoCal’s favorite bald eagle couple brought two healthy eaglets into the world last March, and they were named Sunny and Gizmo by the public. The two eventually fledged at the same time last June.
A third chick born last year who passed away in a snowstorm had been named Misty after Friends of Big Bear Valley volunteer Kathi Misterly, who lost her life to cancer.
Jackie and Shadow are the only known nesting pair of bald eagles who have been in the San Bernardino National Forest year-round since 2018, FOBBV says.
The birds have an affinity for several different trees throughout Big Bear Valley, but the one they built their main nest in is a 145-foot Jeffrey Pine near Big Bear Lake.
Learn more about Jackie and Shadow by clicking here.
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