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Both Jackie and Shadow visit the nest this evening, ahead of the impeding storm.
Although unclear, it looks like Shadow accidentally stepped on one of the eggs and may have breached it.
At 4:00 in the video, Jackie consumes the contents of at least one of the remaining eggs. No development is visible inside: only yellow yolk sac, viscous liquid (albumen) and membranes, no blood vessels on the membranes.

The last (third) egg may or may not still remain in the nest. Jackie and Shadow have been aerating vigorously around the eggs and deepened the bowl considerably. They both visited the nest tonight and were seen together on the SDS.

This chapter of Jackie and Shadow’s story is ending and soon a new one will begin. Their eggs will sustain various forms of life as nature continues to take care of nature.

One egg was broken on 4/11 and disappeared (possibly disintegrated) in the bowl. It is unclear if there was any development inside
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🥚Jackie and Shadow are letting go of their unhatched eggs and continue their incubation withdrawal process. Jackie was last seen incubating on 4/8, Shadow - on 4/11.
We have no way of knowing why the egg did not hatch. It could be environmental, such as temperatures, humidity percentages, oxygen levels at high altitude, etc. It could be biological with something just being off at the time the eggs were created. It is very unlikely that either Jackie or Shadow are infertile since they have already had 2 sets of chicks together - in 2019 and 2022.


ℹResident Bald Eagle male: Shadow (unbanded) since May 2018. Estimated hatch year: 2014
ℹResident Bald Eagle female: Jackie (unbanded) since September 2016. Estimated hatch year: 2012
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