1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: Let's say good morning now to the executive director of 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: Friends of Big Bear Valley. It's Sandy Steers. Morning, Sandy, Yeah, 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: I'm playing. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 2: We haven't talked to you. 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: For a while, but we've got some eagles and there's 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: so much going on in the nest and so we 7 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: got to talk to Sandy and get an update. So 8 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: can you tell us what Jackie and Shadow have been 9 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: doing in the nest recently? 10 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 3: Yes, they have been there bringing sticks and preparing, even 11 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 3: bringing fluff, getting ready for the nesting season. In the 12 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 3: last couple of weeks, they've set two new records of 13 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 3: twenty eight sticks each. 14 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: So they're serious about this nest building. And they yes, 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: they already have the. 16 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: Nest in place, so why do they keep building it 17 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: and making it taller? 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 3: Part of their bonding ritual, part of how they connect 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 3: with each other, is for them to continue bringing sticks 20 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 3: and work together to lay them out in the net. 21 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 3: So that's how they flirt, that's how they, you know, 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 3: get ready for things and say I'm here, I'm ready. 23 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 3: And they even yesterday they were mating on a different tree. 24 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: Oh okay, and so then how long after they mate 25 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: does she lay an egg? 26 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: Is it a couple months or is it. 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks or. 28 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 3: No, it's weeks, but it doesn't it's not exact. It's 29 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: not an exact science since so, but it'll take a 30 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 3: little while before she lays an egg. Usually sometime in 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 3: January she. 32 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: Does, right, and we can't wait for that. I'm ready 33 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 1: to be obsessed with Jackie in Shadow again. 34 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: Now. 35 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk to you too, Sandy, because I've 36 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: seen some posts and there have been a lot of 37 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: visitors to the nest. 38 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 3: Yes, there have been a lot of visitors and it's 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 3: very unusual and it's nothing that we can explain. It's 40 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 3: funny that Jackie in Shadow are chasing them away, but 41 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: not very avidly. And last night they were on the 42 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: roof tree. 43 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: They were on the roof tree again. 44 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. I tuned in one morning, said I think I 45 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: had seen something on Facebook or Instagram, and I thought, oh, 46 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: I'll go look at the live cam because I know 47 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: you guys have the camera fixed now. And there was 48 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: a juvenile sitting right there, not in the nest, but 49 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: right outside, just hanging out there. 50 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 2: Right. 51 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: Yes, they are back and I think hoping mostly hoping 52 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 3: to get food. We don't know which juveniles they are. 53 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: They could be from anywhere, but they you know, they 54 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 3: hang around adults hoping to get food because that's where 55 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 3: they bring the food. 56 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: Okay, So do we know if it might be sunny 57 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: in Gizmo? 58 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: Is there any way to tell? 59 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: Or is it just they're random juveniles because they all 60 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: kind of look alike at this point. 61 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's random juveniles because they all look alike. I mean, 62 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 3: it could be, It couldn't be. It doesn't really, you know, 63 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 3: they all look alike. 64 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: Okay, And do the adults you said it was unusual. 65 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: Do the adults ever let the juveniles come back or 66 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: like literally picking them out of the nest is their 67 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: way of helping them move on. 68 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 3: Right, Their way of picking them out is helping them 69 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 3: move on, because Jackie and Shadow have to feed the 70 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 3: new chicks. So I think it's only because there aren't 71 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 3: eggs yet that they're being a little more accommodating and 72 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 3: getting ready. But it's interesting to see. 73 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 2: Them there, Okay. 74 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: And then the one thing I saw some people who 75 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: were very concerned because one of the times one of 76 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: the juveniles came to the nest. I can't remember if 77 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: it was Jackie yours Shadow, but they pretty aggressively removed. 78 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 3: Them, Yes they did. They won't hurt them, but they 79 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 3: will make them know that they're not welcome there. 80 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: Okay. So it's just an eagle thing, don't not something 81 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: to be. 82 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 3: Worried about, right exactly? 83 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: Okay. 84 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: And this might be a little bit too late to 85 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: get it in time for Christmas, but twenty twenty six 86 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: is just around the corner. And you guys have your 87 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: Friends of Big Bear Valley calendar, and a friend of 88 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: mine from Portland sent one to me and it's got 89 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: fantastic pictures of Jackie and Shadow and Sonny and Gizmo. 90 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: They're just such it. They bring back wonderful memories. So 91 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: if you are an ego lover like I am, and 92 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: you want to support Friends of Big Bear Valley, you 93 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: can go get one of their calendars for next. 94 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 3: Year, thank you very much. Yeah, absolutely, yeah. 95 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: Where where do they go? What's the website? 96 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, Friends of Big Bear Valley dot org. 97 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: Okay. 98 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: And also, you guys are a nonprofit, so if anybody 99 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: wants to make a little donation, they can do that 100 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: as well. 101 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: Yes, we are, thank you for mentioning that. 102 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: Okay, because we got to keep that camera going so 103 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: we can see Jackie in Shadow. Can't wait to see 104 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: them start their new family. Sandy Steers, thank you so 105 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: much for the info. We'll be watching the nest. Thank 106 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: you all right, have a merry Christmas. I can't wait 107 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: to be obsessed with Jackie in Shadow again. 108 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: They're so great. 109 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: And again that calendar really does have some great pictures. 110 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: If you are an ego lover and you watch any 111 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: of the chicks or the eaglets becoming little eagles and 112 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: growing up, they've got some great pictures.