Thousands of people were up to that tremendous task when Friends of Big Bear Valley asked the fans of Jackie and Shadow, the famous bald eagles that have a nest near Big Bear Lake, to name the duo's two baby birds. And at the close of April 1 — no fooling — the cute names were announced.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNBig Bear bald eagle live cam: Names of Jackie and Shadow's eaglets revealedLOS ANGELES - Meet Sunny and Gizmo! The Friends of Big Bear Valley on Wednesday revealed the official names of Jackie and Shadow's two eaglets following a "Chick-Naming Contest" that drew in over 54,000 submissions.
Fans of the eagles submitted more than 54,000 name suggestions before Big Bear Valley school children picked the winners.
The Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs 24/7 livestream cameras of the famous bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow and their two chicks, announced in a Facebook post that the "Bigger Chick is now named Sunny and Smaller Chick is now named Gizmo."
Friends of Big Bear Valley have announced the names for the mountain's two newest bald eagles — Sunny and Gizmo.
The baby eagles in California’s Big Bear Valley that have captured the hearts and minds of people around the world finally have names.
Friends of Big Bear Valley have announced the names for the mountain’s two newest bald eagles. The eaglets hatched in early March and are offspring of Big Bear’s famous bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow. Kelvin Kuo is a Sports photo editor at the Los Angeles Times. He finds a passion in inspiring people through photography.
The two surviving eaglets from famous Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have been given their official names. “Meet Sunny and Gizmo!” Friends of Big Bear Valley posted on Facebook late Tuesday night.