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Where is Jackie?? ☃ A big snowstorm came through the Big Bear CA area yesterday and covered the nest of Jackie and Shadow and their three freshly laid eggs. Jackie has been incubating the eggs non stop for the past 48 hours without taking a break! She has been keeping the three eggs toasty warm at around 105 F degrees underneath her brood patch! Every two to three hours, after getting covered in snow, she would rise up and shake the snow off her wings and then go right back to incubating the eggs. She knows that she can not leave the eggs during this type of weather or the eggs will freeze so her dedication is amazing to watch! When the snow lets up, Shadow will come to the nest and give her a much needed break. What a trooper Jackie is! Thank you for watching!

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

Egg #1 laid 1/25/24 at 16:55. Egg#2 laid 1/28/24 at 13:59. Egg#3 laid 1/31/24 at 17:58

Standard incubation period is 35 days. Here at this nest, the eggs hatch 38/39 days. Pip watch will begin on Feb 29th! Thank you for watching!

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