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) and ...

However, not so long ago, the bald eagle, the only eagle native to North America, was on the brink of extinction, seemingly ...

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 ...

“It’s time the bald eagle, long revered as our national symbol, finds its rightful place as our country’s official national bird.” This confusion traces back to our nation’s foundin ...

You might have an increased chance of seeing the national bird of the United States as we enter the new year. The bald eagle ...