Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the United States. In 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the bald eagle ...

Local artist and designer Sebastian Ellington ‘Flying Eagle’ Ebarb researched the city and spent time driving around with ...

The Second Continental Congress put the bald eagle on the national seal in 1782, but there had never been a law or an executive action designating it as the national bird. So Cook drafted ...

Webcam audience eagerly awaits bald eagle hatching 02:17. The bald eagle is emblematic of America. It's on coins and bills, graces the Great Seal and inspired conservation efforts that brought the ...

What's New. The bald eagle has finally become America's official national bird after a bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.. Why It Matters. The bald eagle has been a symbol ...

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.

This Friday marks the first Fourth of July that the bald eagle – often seen flying near lakes across the Inland Northwest – is our country’s national bird.

The eagle-emblazoned seal was first used on a document authorizing George Washington to negotiate a prisoner-of-war exchange and has been a national symbol since.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.