The bald eagle became the United States national bird on Dec. 24, 2024, approximately 242 years after most Americans assumed it already was our national bird. In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the ...

The bald eagle officially became the symbol of the U.S. after centuries of being recognized as one. The bald eagle’s flight to becoming the official national bird ended when former President Joe Biden ...

For more than 200 years, the bald eagle has been featured on the country’s Great Seal, which shows the bird carrying an olive branch and arrows in its talons. Charles Thomson, the secretary of ...

The combined efforts of a Minnesota resident and politician led to the adoption of the bald eagle as the official national bird in December. While the bald eagle has informally represented the U.S ...

Two bald eaglet siblings just over 40 days old died suddenly of bird flu in short succession, Florida wildlife experts say. Screengrab from the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam operated by Dick ...

Tim Ramsey/Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Share Illinois officials say there has been an increase in birds coming down with the avian flu in recent months — including a bald eagle that had to ...

The only bird that pecks the neck of an eagle is the crow, which is an odd but interesting sight in the sky. We can learn from this confrontation the value of maintaining focus in the face of big ...

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (CBS) -- A bald eagle found in Chicago's western suburbs has been euthanized after it was suspected of being infected with bird flu. On Friday of last week, the eagle was spotted ...