As egg-spected, bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have welcomed a second egg to the family nest near the mountain community of Big Bear Lake.

Egg Watch, the annual anticipation-filled observation that involves eagle enthusiasts charmingly obsessing over the arrival of any potential eggs, generally begins in late January, which is when Jackie has begun to lay her clutch in past years.

Three months after leaving their nest following the successful fledging of their two chicks, Sunny and Gizmo, Big Bear Lake's famed bald eagle parents Jackie and Shadow were spotted making a visit to the treetop dwelling this week. The prominent predators ...

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),