Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bald eagle is associated with America as a national symbol — as American as apple pie — but it’s never been official.

The bald eagle is known for its powerful flight, sharp hunting skills, and strong pair bonds, traits that have long captured the public’s imagination. Once pushed to the brink of extinction, its ...

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As our great nation celebrates its independence, along with the fireworks, music and the Stars and Stripes, one of the best known symbols to be shown and celebrated is the bald eagle, our national ...

The bald eagle, an historic symbol of the nation for more than 200 years, made a soaring comeback from near extinction, and now, finally, has been officially named America's national bird. President ...

A bill to officially designate the bald eagle as the national bird will head to President Biden’s desk after passage in the House on Monday. While the bald eagle has been a major national symbol since ...

The Senate has passed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as America’s national bird, a long overdue recognition after more than 200 years of symbolizing the country. The bill, sponsored by ...

After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve. President Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was Senate ...

We were deep in conversation, eyes and discussion focused on the Milwaukee River at the Thiensville dam, when a big, beefy bird flew through the airspace. That was that. The words stopped and Andrew ...