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Verified update · Wednesday, August 19, 2026

FOBBV: agencies are planning an October 3 event to honor Jackie

Friends of Big Bear Valley says several agencies in the Big Bear Valley have come together to discuss an event honoring Jackie, planned for October 3. In the same August 19 Instagram post where it named the visiting eagle Kaydee, FOBBV said it is running a poll in its YouTube channel's chat to gauge how many people would attend, so organizers can plan a venue of the right size; anyone interested can vote through FOBBV's YouTube channel. No further details, including the venue or which agencies are involved, have been announced yet. This is a separate, FOBBV-organized gathering from the informal memorial a private business, Fawn Park in Fawnskin, has been hosting on its own since mid-August.

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Jackie died overnight into Monday, August 10, the Ojai Raptor Center says, after three weeks of intensive care; CDFW said she developed a blood clot in her wing and near one kidney in her final days, and the cause of her anemia is still not identified. Her remains are headed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository. At the lake, Shadow holds the territory; FOBBV named the eagle spending growing time with him Kaydee on August 19, and the two have now roosted together six nights running, though FOBBV says nothing about a bond is confirmed. Sandy and Luna appear to have moved on.

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