Jackie and Shadow's 2 eaglets have been named, Friends of Big Bear Valley says
The wait is over, Jackie and Shadow's two baby eaglets have officially been named.
Meet Sunny and Gizmo!
The Friends of Big Bear Valley announced the eaglets were named after a lengthy process. They said the bigger chick is named Sunny and the smaller chick is Gizmo.
"Huge Thank You to everyone who participated. We had over 54,000 names submitted," they said.
The organization asked for the public's help in picking names for the eaglets. People were able to submit their ideas along with a donation on the Friends of Big Bear Valley website.
The top names were then sent to Big Bear elementary school students, who voted on the final names.
These were the 30 finalist names given to the students to vote on:
- 1. Skye
- 2. Crackle
- 3. Griffen
- 4. Cloud
- 5. Sully
- 6. Arden
- 7. Riley
- 8. Raine
- 9. Striker
- 10. Hutch
- 11. Branch
- 12. Gizmo
- 13. Liberty
- 14. Star
- 15. Jade
- 16. Charlie
- 17. Talon
- 18. Cloudy
- 19. Blaze
- 20. Valor
- 21. Gilly
- 22. Jalen
- 23 Talie
- 24. Bell
- 25. Sassy
- 26. Passion
- 27. Swift
- 28. Destiny
- 29. Flyer
- 30. Sunny
People around the world have been able to follow along the eaglets' journey with a 24/7 live web cam from their nest. The stream garners millions of views per day and Jackie and Shadow can be seen taking care of their babies.
Jackie laid her first egg of the season this season on Jan. 22 and the next two eggs came a few days later.
Two eaglets hatched within days of each other in early March. The third eaglet hatched several days later, but unfortunately, the Friends of Big Bear Valley announced it died.
"We are sad to let everyone know that one of Jackie and Shadow's chicks did not make it through the severe weather storm that brought over 2 feet of snow to the area," the organization said.
