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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Starting at around 7:34:30 you can see a little head poking out and having a look around.
You can briefly see the little one struggling to get out. Maybe mom should stand aside for a bit!
Hope the little one breaks out today!
That’s why I thought that little eaglet was going to be out sooner… I was hoping for mom to stand aside too but she keeps rolling the egg and sitting on it and so little time for the eaglet to get out.
I never noticed this before, but an eagle’s tongue has two backwards-pointing barbs to help keep food from falling out of their mouths. No wonder they can gulp down half a slippery fish without it falling out!
Jackie (I think that’s Jackie) is so restless, shifting positions often and fussing with the fluff. Lots of food there to eat, but she’s not interested.
Was just on our news an egg is hatching…
Huge PIP!
Possible PIP on the left side… Well something it’s up, mom won’t move.
And on the top of egg on the right side it looks like a bit of shell is poking up from the surface.
Oh yes…