"Pancaking is when a female eagle lies down flat in the bowl of the nest to test and shape it - and can signal eggs are nigh. As she pancaked, her wings began to spread, revealing more of the upper part of her white tail. Her eyes looked sleepy. 'These are the first signs she will likely be laying an egg,' Friends of Big Bear Valley wrote in a Facebook post."
"After bonding and mating, the couple welcomed their first egg this season on Jan. 23. Three days later, a second arrived. But days later the eagle pair left the nest unattended. While they were out, ravens swooped in and devoured the eggs."
"As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped. 'She roused her feathers and soon after, more tea kettle whistles came,' the nonprofit wrote in the post. A close watch of the recap video shows her body tense up as she pushes out the egg."
Big Bear's celebrity bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow experienced a significant setback when ravens destroyed their first clutch of two eggs last month. However, on Tuesday afternoon, Jackie laid a new egg, providing hope for successful reproduction this season. Before laying, Jackie exhibited typical pre-egg behaviors including pancaking, where she flattened herself in the nest to shape it, and squatting with vocalizations. The egg-laying event was monitored by Friends of Big Bear Valley through a nest camera and generated substantial public engagement with 62,000 likes on social media. Jackie may lay one or two additional eggs to complete her clutch.
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