Beloved bald eagles’ third egg begins to hatch in snowy California nest. See it
Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow could be parents to triplets as soon as their third egg starts to hatch in their snowy Southern California nest.
“Pip movement” in the egg was first spotted at 10:21 a.m. March 6 in the nest overlooking Big Bear Lake, the Friends of Big Bear Valley said in a Facebook post.
Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.
As of March 7, viewers can see small fuzzy feathers peeking out from a hole in the shell, a photo shows.
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Jackie and Shadow have been tending two fuzzy eaglets while waiting for the third egg to hatch, McClatchy News reported.
The first eaglet emerged from its egg March 3, followed by the second chick March 4.
The two parents have taken turns feeding and tending to the “little bobbleheads” even as a winter storm hit the area, covering the nest in snow.
“This isn’t their first rodeo. They got this! Plus, it’s nature. It can seem brutal for us but this is normal for them. Trust the eagles,” one person commented on a Facebook page dedicated to watching the bald eagles.
The nonprofit confirmed the eagle babies will be taken care of.
“Bald Eagles are made for this type of weather and are actually quite comfortable in the snow,” the nonprofit commented.
The dedicated bald eagle parents also had a successful hatch when Spirit was born March 3, 2022.
The eagle pair can be watched on the nonprofit’s live eagle camera.
Big Bear Lake is about a 95-mile drive northeast from Los Angeles.
This story was originally published March 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM with the headline "Beloved bald eagles’ third egg begins to hatch in snowy California nest. See it."
