A pair of local bald eagles are looking after three new hatchlings in their nest above Big Bear lake, and an internet camera offers a real-time view of this young avian family. The Friends of the Big Bear Valley organization maintains the Big Bear Eagle Cam which year-round draws thousands of views of the life and times of Jackie and Shadow,

March 6 12:45 p.m. update: Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit overseeing the Big Bear bald eagle nest camera, reported that hatching activity has been observed around the third and final egg in Jackie and Shadow's 2025 clutch (the first and second eaglets successfully hatched on March 2 and 3).

Just days after their first two eaglets hatched, beloved Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow welcomed the third and final new member of their family after it finally broke through its shell.

Jackie and Shadow are now the proud parents of two eaglets who have hatched as thousands tune in to a livestream of an eagle camera feed.

Elated beyond imagination.” That’s how Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, says that she and the team of mostly volunteers are feeling after watching three eaglets hatch last week.

Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, whose nest is broadcast via livestream, welcomed three chicks this year to the delight of thousands of online fans.