The eagles typically lay eggs in late January. Incubation, hatching, and early chick rearing run through late winter and early spring.
Over the years, Jackie and Shadow have become fan favorites as viewers watch them overcome storms, snow, heat, and the occasional raven or intruding eagle. Their nest sits more than a mile above sea level in the San Bernardino Mountains. Here, changing weather at Big Bear Lake can bring bright sunshine one day and heavy snow the next. That dramatic setting makes every visit to the Big Bear Eagle cam a little different. You may see calm sunrise lake views or intense wind and snow events that test the nest.
Previous Year Egg Laid Dates
2018–2019 Mar 6, Mar 9
2019–2020 Jan 8, Jan 11
2020–2021 Jan 6, Jan 9, Jan 13 · Feb 8, Feb 11
2021–2022 Jan 22, Jan 25
2022–2023 Jan 11, Jan 14
2023–2024 Jan 25, Jan 28, Jan 31
2024–2025 Jan 22, Jan 25, Jan 28
2025-2026 Jan 23
The live camera feeds are provided by Friends of Big Bear Valley, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the eagles and their habitat. To learn more, read nest updates, or make a donation that helps keep the cameras running. This also supports local conservation, visit friendsofbigbearvalley.org.
Use the wide-angle view to watch the surrounding forest and weather over Big Bear Lake. Alternatively, switch to the nest view for a close-up look at Jackie and Shadow on the bald eagle nest. Viewers often zoom in to see egg turning, feeding, and wing exercises from growing eaglets. You can also catch nighttime visits under infrared lights. Whether you drop in for a quick check or follow the pair through the nesting season, the Big Bear Eagle cams offer a front-row seat to the lives of Jackie and Shadow in all four seasons.
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For some reason, I never expected that Jackie and Shadow would be affected by any of the problems or illnesses that have plagued other bald eagles. They were just protected somehow. Up high in a pine tree, next to a river, surrounded mostly by squirrels and ravens (as far as we usually saw), no onslaught of persistent eagles/owls wanting the territory, no highway tempting RK hunting (that i ever saw), having a loving and caring organization watching out for them — and recently fledging 4 eaglets, which ended the dry spell. What more could the 2 majestic lovebirds ask for?… Read more »
💖Karen
I feel so many emotions Karen Marie. One is anger. Why not a miracle for our beautiful sweetheart queen Jackie and Shadow. What’s happened to miracles???
Yes, I agree, this will never stop hurting. Still hurting over F-23, and so many innocent creatures. Oh, Jackie, you will always be soooo loved.
Maybe it happened to remind us all that life is precious, to appreciate today and to never take tomorrow for granted. There’s a really neat saying, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift…that’s why they call it the present.” 🎁 Hugs to you, Lisa.
Love that saying.
Lisa, I was so hoping and praying for a miracle too. We are so lucky to have been able to follow Jackie and her beloved Shadow. When i get to Heaven, hopefully, i hope i can see Jackie, with her newest set of wings. Meanwhile, I will be watching videos of her, over and over, and her life story. 😍
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There is no place on earth where raptors are protected from danger. There are natural causes that can affect raptors. Things such as: ticks (avian babesiosis), mosquitos (west nile virus), mold in the environment (aspergillus fungus), bacterial infections, avian flu virus, etc. can harm eagles. Two years ago at the Kisatchie nest, two female adults died in the same year. The nests there are next to a beautiful lake with lots of trees in a National Forest. They found that one female died of lead toxicity. Hunting is allowed in areas of the forest. Hunters use lead shot, and the… Read more »
And mercury poisoning, wind, hurricanes, tree rot, fishing line, hooks, lures, weights, power lines, some hunters, wind turbines, shoreline construction, logging, agriculture, drones, aircraft. Some nests are safer than others.
Yes, some man made dangers in natural areas too. Years ago, I drove from Los Angeles to visit Palm Springs, CA and I passed by San Bernadino. There were lots of big wind turbines on the hills outside San Bernadino. Big Bear is in San Bernadino County. We can’t see what is in the surrounding areas when we are viewing just a small part of the landscape.
You are not alone.
Fly high and free dear Jackie🌈🦅💔
My heart is sick over this. I hope she is in the arms of angles, I know she has to be. Jackie sweetheart you will never be forgotten.
I am there with you, Lisa. I will never forget her either. So so sad. Fly free Jackie.
Fly free with new eagle wings. Watch over Shadow for us. We will watch over him too! Just had a really hard cry.
Thank you Karen Marie.
So sad as we kept praying and hoping for the best, thank you all the vets that were caring for her, has to be hard on them also..😭😭😭
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I agree. Thank you to the vets and the staff at OJAI who gave it their all. 💗
And, they really did go above and beyond trying to save her life.
totally grateful for their dedication and hard work💖
This is truly heartbreaking… I also can’t stop crying. It has been hard for me to find the words, and all of you have been posting exactly what I am feeling, hoping and praying. This is my first eagle tragedy. I know it is nature. I hope they can find a cause , and I hope she didn’t suffer. Beautiful Queen Jackie. My heart is breaking..💔😪
It is truly Heartbreaking red roses. Unfortunately this is not my first Eagle death that I have cried over and will not be the last but Jackie will never be forgotten
It must have been difficult for her, a wild bird who is used to flying freely in the skies, to be in captivity and confined to an oxygen compartment, in addition to all of the medical tests she endured, but her suffering is over now.
yes it is she is now at peace😇
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So sad!!
I am crying too💔💔🦅🦅
So many of them have passed on it’s just horrible. I really hope we’ll get test results and know the cause was
Hi Tina, It is horrible……I cant stop crying
Ardyth me either 😭😭😭
Hi Tina, It is so sad 😭I think that they will wait until they have all of the rest of the results for a confirmation of the cause. If there is a necropsy, it will take weeks or a month to hear what caused it. If it was caused by something like a parasite, virus, fungus, or bacteria, that is a danger in the the natural world. If it was caused by something humans did, then I hope that a change can be made for the better to prevent this from happening.
I too want to know what killed this beautiful creature. I am just happy that she got to see her 2 babies grow up
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It’s so hard again 😭😭
Yes, Tina, it is. 😪