You can help name Jackie and Shadow's bald eagle babies: How to submit your suggestions
You can help name Jackie and Shadow's bald eagle babies: How to submit your suggestions
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Big Bear eaglets naming contest underway
The contest to name the viral baby eaglets runs through March 28.
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If you have ever wanted to name baby eagles, now is your chance.
The nonprofit organization that operates the live, 24-hour webcam of the Big Bear bald eagles nest is inviting the public to suggest names for Jackie and Shadow's two remaining chicks.
Friends of Big Bear Valley is hosting a bald eagle chick naming fundraiser that allows people to donate $5 for one name entry, $10 for three name entries or $25 for 10 name entries.
"As a nonprofit we rely on donations to provide the Bald Eagle Cam livestream 24/7/365 as a public benefit, free from advertisements. Your kind-hearted support allows us to be who we are," the organization said on its website.
The organization is accepting name submissions and donations until Friday, March 28 at 11:59 p.m. PT. From there, a computer will randomly select a list of finalists, and ballots with that list will be sent to Big Bear Valley elementary schools for a final vote on April 1.
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"Historically the final name selection has belonged to Big Bear's 3rd grade students, since they study bald eagles during the school year," the organization said on its Facebook post announcing the contest. However, since Jackie and Shadow did not have any surviving eggs the last two years, the fourth and fifth graders at Big Bear will also vote on the names.
The organization said it will tally up the votes and announce the new chick names on its Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages, along with its website and other social media channels on the evening of Tuesday, April 1.
"Anyone that entered a winning chick name will receive a certificate of recognition," the organization says on its website.
Friends of Big Bear Valley asks for gender-neutral name suggestions only since the gender of the chicks is not yet known. Additionally, anything inappropriate will be automatically filtered out, the organization said.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
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