What we know
What we know: Jackie, the California bald eagle who became an internet sensation, dies after illness
Compiled Aug 10
What we know
- Jackie the bald eagle died Monday after being treated for an illness at a veterinary facility.
- Jackie and her partner Shadow tended a nest near Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains for more than a decade.
- The nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley installed a nest camera in 2015 to document the eagles' breeding seasons.
- In 2024, Jackie sat on her eggs for more than two and a half days during a winter snowstorm.
- Jackie was found ill on July 17 after reports she had been in a fight with two other eagles.
- She was treated for three weeks at the Ojai Raptor Center for ailments including anemia, receiving a blood transfusion and oxygen therapy before dying.
What we don’t know yet
- Reports say Jackie had been involved in a fight with two other eagles, but the article does not confirm this caused her illness.
Open questions
- What caused the fight between Jackie and the two other eagles?
- What underlying illness or condition led to her anemia?
- What will happen to Shadow and the nest now that Jackie has died?
- Will the nest camera feed continue or be discontinued?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.