According to Friends of Big Bear Valley, one of the eaglets which recently hatched from the nest of Southern California bald eagle couples Jackie and Shadow is dead.
The nonprofit organization, which offers a 24-hour look at the nest of an eagle perched 150 feet above Big Bear Lake, said that it was “sad” to inform everyone that one of Jackie’s and Shadow’s chicks didn’t survive the severe weather that dumped over two feet of snow on the area.
The eaglets were fed at 6 pm on Thursday. They don’t know exactly when it died. In the hours that followed, viewers noticed that was missing.
The camera was partially blocked from seeing parts of the nest due to the huge pile of snow that was left behind by two recent storms which swept the San Bernardino Mountains. The nest became more visible as the snow began melting.
We don’t know why or what happened. “The shorter snow berm makes the chick partially visible on the right-hand side of the nest bowl,” said the message from the organization.
As soon as they knew more, they provided clarity on Saturday afternoon.
Friends of Big Bear Valley criticized what they called “inaccurate and misleading information” being spread. The friends of Big Bear Valley said the “inaccurate information” being spread was not true.
They said, “We completely understand how difficult it is to hear this.” Please allow yourself to feel your feelings and grieve. Please honour the chick’s courage for getting so far and doing what it had to.”
Since years, Jackie, an 11-year-old female, and Shadow (a 13-year-old male) have attracted the attention of animal lovers across the United States due to their unique opportunity to follow the day-to-day activities online. They have raised some eaglets successfully and lost some in the past.
Jackie laid the first of three eggs on Jan. 22. The second and third eggs followed a few days later. All three eggs hatched a few weeks later.
