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The newest Big Bear bald eaglet, fully hatched from its shell on Saturday, April 4, 2026.<\/p>\n
Friends of Big Bear Valley<\/p>\n
“The chick has popped its head out of the shell to say a happy hatch day to mom and dad!” a Facebook post<\/a> said, noting that the second egg belonging to the couple also appeared to have a pip.\u00a0<\/p>\n Video from after the first egg’s pipping on Friday allowed a chance to hear the small chirps from the newest eaglet.<\/p>\n FOBBV members said it can take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours for a chick to fully hatch after the initial pip. After that, the birds grow rather quickly, reaching three feet in just over two months.\u00a0<\/p>\n A “pip” is the moment that the chick can break through the internal membrane, breach the eggshell and take its first breath of air, according to FOBBV.<\/p>\n The hatching egg (left) and pipped egg (right), belonging to Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow on April 4, 2026.<\/p>\n Friends of Big Bear Valley<\/p>\n The second eaglet hatched just before 9 a.m. Sunday, about 12 hours after its sibling. FOBBV confirmed the hatching<\/a> of the eaglet on Sunday morning. They said that the parents would keep the chicks fed with small pieces of fish or other prey.<\/p>\n Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow are parents once again after both of their eggs hatched over the weekend, welcoming their newest family members. \u00a0<\/p>\n CBS LA<\/p>\n On the live stream, one of the eagle parents covered its eaglets back up for warmth at about 9 a.m. after the new duo saw the sunshine for the first time in their lives.<\/p>\n FOBBV volunteers said that Shadow arrived back to the nest shortly after the second eaglet’s hatching and that he seemed “quite proud and didn’t waste any time snuggling in for daddy duty.”<\/p>\n They said that both of the chicks appeared to look well and healthy.<\/p>\n Jackie and Shadow, who have been in the spotlight for years after FOBBV set up a nest camera offering a full-time look<\/a> at the lives of the bald eagles, have parented eaglets in 2019, 2022 and 2025, when Sunny and Gizmo<\/a> were born. The couple had four eggs this season, but two were destroyed when their nest was raided by ravens<\/a>. Weeks later, Jackie laid her second clutch<\/a> of eggs on Feb. 24 and Feb. 27<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n![\"screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4-19-52-pm.png](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4-19-52-pm.png#.png\")
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