Found weak and disheveled, rescued eagle probably Big Bear's Jackie receiving care in Ojai

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Set us as preferred A bald eagle believed to be Jackie, star of a Big Bear nest cam, is in stable condition at a rehabilitation center after being rescued over the weekend, according to the nonprofit behind the livestream.Responding to a call for help, a team with the San Dimas Raptor Rescue arrived around 1:30 a.m.Saturdayand found an eagle that appeared weak and tired along the shoreline of Big Bear Lake, according to Noemi Navar, who oversees the rescue center, which is part of L.A.

County Department of Parks and Recreation.Because of the eagle’s condition, the rescue only took about five minutes.She was loaded into a crate with a blanket and brought to the center for initial care.When the center’s Kristine Koh arrived later to evaluate the raptor, she was awake and alert — but quiet.

She fought less than an eagle normally would when taken out of her cage.Given the quick initial capture, “we already knew she was sick or injured,” said Koh, the center’s volunteer rehab manager.A brief exam revealed the eagle was quite underweight and weak, and her feet were caked with mud.“Also, her feathers were very disheveled, which is not normal for a healthy bird,” she said.But there were no obvious bone fractures, open wounds or visible parasites.On Sunday night, Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that operates the nest cam, announced the eagle was “likely Jackie” after reviewing pictures and videos provided by the rescue center and members of the public.“We’re fairly confident, just looking at the face and all of that,” said Jenny Voisard, media and website manager for the nonprofit.

Additionally, Jackie — longtime mate of Shadow — has not been spotted on two cameras trained on the eagles for some time.In her absence, Shadow is the sole caretaker of their two eaglets, Luna and Sandy, meaning he ...