US EditionEaglet Stumbles While Taking First Flight in Big Bear Valley
- Gizmo, the younger eagle sibling in Big Bear Valley, took off from the nest for the first time at 8:27 a.m. On Saturday, June 7.
- Gizmo’s flight followed her older sister Sunny’s fledging five days earlier on June 2, both born in late January 2025.
- Jackie and Shadow, the parent eagles nesting about 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine, have successfully raised these two eaglets this season.
- Gizmo’s flight was somewhat unsteady but she quickly gained control, gliding to a nearby tree branch safely after takeoff.
- With Gizmo’s flight, Jackie and Shadow became empty nesters again, as both eaglets will now develop hunting skills independently.
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Eaglet stumbles while taking first flight in Big Bear Valley
BIG BEAR VALLEY, California (KTVX) — It may not have been pretty for Gizmo, but she and her fellow eaglet, Sunny, have officially embarked on their first flights from their nest in California's Big Bear Valley. Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) shared the news on Facebook this week. Sunny officially left the nest on Monday, followed by her sister Gizmo early Saturday morning. Gizmo did have a little bit of trouble on her first flight, according…
Second eaglet in California leaves the nest
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The second of two baby bald eagles in Big Bear, California has left the nest. The eaglet, "Gizmo," stretched her wings on what's called the 'front porch' of the eagle's nest and fledged at 8:27 a.m. Pacific. It wasn't the most graceful flight, which is why they're called fledgelings, but a wider view showed her gliding to perch on the nearby Simba Tree. Her sister, Sunny, fledged five days ago and…
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Big Bear bald eaglet Gizmo flies — days after sister Sunny’s first flight
Gizmo has left the nest. RELATED: WATCH: Big Bear bald eagle Sunny takes first flight The young Big Bear Lake bald eagle made the bold move Saturday morning, June 7 — days after her sister Sunny took her first flight Monday, June 2. The big moment came on the day Gizmo turned 13 weeks old, according to the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley. It wasn’t necessarily pretty. After stretching and flapping her wings, Gizmo tried to get to another br…
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