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Catching up with Jackie & Shadow... Well, it's been a while so thought I'd catch up with the Big Bear Eagles. The Bird watchers who watch Jackie and Shadow have a feeling that there was enough in the breeding season for Jackie and Shadow to "reset" their hormones for eggs. Since losing the first clutch, Jackie and Shadow have been caught mating and bringing sticks to the nest. As I understand it, bringing sticks to the nest is good because they are fortifying it for young ones. Since they lost the clutch, there have been some "bad guys," aka ravens trying to hang out and even a juvie has come to visit. Some watchers have speculated the juvie eagle is Gizmo or Sunny but honestly, there's really no way to know. Just recently it snowed in Big Bear, but don't worry, the eagles are built for snow. This watcher thought Jackie might be "pancaking," which is a sure sign that she's getting ready to lay one. Pancaking is just a way to say Jackie is sitting/laying down in the nest and basically she's hogging the nest bowl, "pancaking" to it. That said, I can't imagine its fun to pancake in the cold and the snow. A 2nd clutch for Jackie and Shadow could possibly arrive between 20-70 days after losing the first clutch and typically the sooner the better, with most Internet research saying it's closer to 20 days. So the timing is good for Jackie to start pancaking. We'll see... Here's a bit of video if you'd like to watch. |
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