Pip in final egg means Jackie and Shadow should soon be parents of triplets Signs of hatching are seen in a rare third egg in the clutch of Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow.

There's a third egg still: That's right — there could end up being three chicks. A pip was spotted on the third egg Thursday morning — pips are the first sign of hatching.

Pip, pip, hooray! Big Bear bald eagle watchers cheer as 3rd egg begins to hatch The third egg in the Big Bear eagle nest has pipped as the eaglets begin to chirp for food on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

With Pip Watch 2024 kicking off on Leap Day, a once-every-four-years occasion that possesses a kind of magic, it is giving our hopes a reason to soar, much in the way the eagles of Big Bear do so ...

With Pip Watch 2024 kicking off on Leap Day, a once-every-four-years occasion that possesses a kind of magic, it is giving our hopes a reason to soar, much in the way the eagles of Big Bear do so ...

It appears Big Bear’s famed eagles have welcomed an eaglet into the world after one of their eggs hatched. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025.