KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports from Big Bear Lake where Sunny, one of two bald eagle chicks, took the skies for the first time on Monday. June 2, 2025.

Friends of Big Bear Valley announced the news on Facebook on Monday with a clip from the live camera feed at the nest perched on a tree in Southern California's San Bernardino County. The nonprofit has been monitoring the eaglets, named Sunny and Gizmo, since they hatched in early March.

At 10:46 a.m. Monday, June 2, Sunny, one of the two eaglets that have captivated hundreds of thousands of fans across the world in recent months, fledged, leaving her sister, Gizmo, behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley.