Big Bear bald eagle protects eggs in nest amid snow storm; 'pip watch' set to begin Saturday

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
BIG BEAR, Calif. (KABC) -- We're close to pip watch for Big Bear's most famous residents - a pair of bald eagles.

A pip is the first tiny hole in the egg a chick makes as it begins to peck its way out.
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Adult eagles Jackie and Shadow are hunkering down as this latest snowstorm makes its way through the region.

One of the eagles was seen Wednesday morning on a livestream provided by the Friends of Big Bear Valley nest camera.
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Jackie laid her first egg on Jan. 22 and her second one a few days later.

Pip watch is officially expected to begin on Saturday.
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