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.