Overview
- Jackie died on August 10 after weeks of treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center and her remains were necropsied, with further toxicology and federal review still pending.
- Friends of Big Bear Valley announced the visiting banded subadult KD1 will be called Kaydee after repeated livestreamed appearances with Shadow.
- Band records from the Orange County Water District show Kaydee hatched in the Prado Basin in 2022 and was identified by the KD1 ankle band.
- Live cameras have captured Kaydee and Shadow perching, flying and calling together since mid‑August, but wildlife experts say those behaviors do not prove a pair bond.
- Managers and biologists urge viewers not to interfere or anthropomorphize the birds and note that mating readiness and clearer pairing cues typically appear in the December–January breeding season.