BIG BEAR VALLEY BALD EAGLES, LIVE WEBCAM

More info: Historically, bald eagles only wintered in Big Bear Valley in order to find sources of food including waterfowl and fish which were not available further north, in the frozen lakes.

This Big Bear Valley bald eagle webcam was first installed in the fall of 2015 and recorded its first bald eagle nesting season in 2017.

The original bald eagle pair at Big Bear Valley, were Jackie and Shadow. Jackie (hatched in 2012) and her mate Shadow (joined in 2018). Over her lifetime, Jackie laid 25 eggs, resulting in 10 hatches and 7 fledged eaglets, including Stormy, Spirit, Sunny, Gizmo, Sandy, and Luna.

In July 2026, Jackie was rescued after a territorial altercation along the shore of Big Bear Lake left her unable to fly. She died on August 10, 2026, at the Ojai Raptor Center, with a necropsy confirming complications from highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Shadow is alive and active at the nest.

Video of the Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest covered with snow:


Video courtesy of FOBBV CAM

Here you can read the history of the bald eagles in big Bear Valley.

Additional Information:

Bald Eagles in California - California Dept of Fish and Wildlife - wildlife.ca.gov

Bald Eagle - All About Birds - allaboutbirds.org

Bald Eagle - Audubon Field Guide - audubon.org

Bald Eagle - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - fws.gov