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Help name Jackie and Shadow’s new eaglets

Help name Jackie and Shadow’s new eaglets

Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđź’ˇ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s that time of year again! Internet-famous eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have two new chicks in need of names. For a small donation, you can submit your name suggestion on the Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) website. “We are a nonprofit and your generosity helps us provide the livestream ad free, as a public benefit for all. Our website is THE ONLY PLACE to submit chick names for consideration,” the organization wrote in a social media post. Name suggestions will be taken until Sunday, April 26 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. FOBBV will then take a random sample and provide a list of finalist names to a group of third graders in Big Bear Valley. That intrepid group of youngsters will have the final say. Last year, FOBBV received over 54,000 name suggestions. The students then chose from 31 names including Skye, Crackle, Talon, Blaze, and Bell. In the end, the kids decided on Sunny and Gizmo. In 2022, Jackie …

Jackie and Shadow’s 2026 babies: Everything you need to know about the new eaglets

Jackie and Shadow’s 2026 babies: Everything you need to know about the new eaglets

Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđź’ˇ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s been another roller coaster nesting season for Jackie and Shadow, a pair of internet-famous bald eagle parents living in San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California. After two of their eggs were destroyed by ravens in January, Jackie and Shadow laid two new eggs that have successfully hatched. Chick 1 hatched on April 4 at 9:33 p.m. PDT, while Chick 2 followed on April 5 at 8:30 a.m. Their large nest in Big Bear Valley east of Los Angeles is livestreamed 24 hours a day by nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) and has captivated millions.  Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest – Cam 1 According to FOBBV, Jackie and Shadow have alternated sitting with the chicks and hunting for fish in Big Bear Lake. When a rain storm rolled in yesterday, Jackie kept the chicks warm until the weather cleared up.  The siblings have also been seen pecking and pushing each other during some of their …