"Jackie began to show signs of labor at 4:22 p.m. Friday and the egg arrived just 10 minutes later, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, which runs the popular online livestream of the couple's nest. "She did a great job and is now resting," the nonprofit wrote in a Friday evening update."
""Shadow came in briefly at 16:41:30 and saw the egg! Thank you for being a part of this amazing event!""
"Jackie and Shadow will now take turns carefully incubating the egg for the next 35 days or so, ensuring it is kept warm and safe. And, with any luck, another egg or two may arrive in the coming days."
"Bald eagle eggs typically have a 50-50 chance of hatching, according to Sandy Steers, biologist and executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley. Then, once hatched, fewer than 50% of eaglets survive their first year due to challenges from severe weather, food shortages, falls from the nest and predators, according to the American Eagle Foundation."
Jackie laid the first egg of the 2026 season after showing signs of labor at 4:22 p.m. and delivering the egg about 10 minutes later, observed via the Friends of Big Bear Valley livestream. Shadow checked the egg briefly and the pair will alternate incubating it for roughly 35 days to keep it warm and safe. Additional eggs may follow in the coming days. Bald eagle eggs have about a 50-50 chance of hatching, and fewer than half of eaglets survive their first year due to severe weather, food shortages, falls and predators. The pair have experienced both successful hatchings and losses in prior seasons.
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