Overview
- Jackie, the female eagle long filmed at Big Bear Lake, died after weeks of treatment at the Ojai Raptor Center, with caregivers confirming her death on August 10 and a necropsy showing severe anemia, blood clots and multiple organ abnormalities without a single definitive cause.
- Veterinary teams performed imaging, a blood transfusion, marrow and toxin testing during Jackie’s care and have transferred her remains and samples to state and federal repositories for further analysis.
- A banded subadult known as KD1 was identified by Orange County Water District records as born in 2022 in the Prado Basin and has been seen visiting and spending hours with Shadow on nest cameras between August 12 and 15.
- Friends of Big Bear Valley has started calling KD1 “Kaydee” but cautions viewers that size and behavior only suggest a female and that DNA confirmation and the onset of courtship season are needed to know whether she will pair with Shadow.
- The public’s intense attention to the livestreamed nest has driven grief and speculation, prompting managers and rehab partners to urge noninterference and to explain that banding helps track origin but does not replace lab tests for sex or cause of death.