WABASHA, Minn. (GRAY) – If someone were to ask you what the national bird of the United States of America is, you would likely answer the bald eagle. The bird has become a symbol so prevalent in ...

In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison ...

Congress also added the bald eagle to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and passed the Clean Water Act with "strong bipartisan support." "At that time, nearly one-third of the nation’s water ...

WABASHA, Minnesota — It's hard to believe but the bald eagle is not officially our national bird. But that's about to change, thanks to a Minnesota man. "Here we are for over 240 years. Probably ...

The bald eagle, a symbol of the nation for over 200 years, returned from near extinction to become America's bird − officially − this week.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Bird Sanctuary officials released the young bald eagle at Scioto Audubon Metro ...

Star, a baby bald eagle, has been released back into the wild near its nest after recovering from a fall. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ...

On Monday, the House of Representatives passed a bill amending the U.S. Code to officially designate the bald eagle (aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as the country's national bird.

The Bald Eagle has symbolized American ideals since its placement on the Great Seal in 1782," Preston Cook, the cochair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center and author of ...

VALPARAISO, Ind. (WISH) — A bald eagle was found seizing in a field, then died from a disease suspected to be the bird flu. A homeowner called the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Monday ...

With 436 species of wild birds, it’s no wonder that Pennsylvania is the birthplace of ornithology. The state boasts 1.5 ...